সপ্তাহ
śoptaho/ʃɔpt̪aho/
The English word week is সপ্তাহ (śoptaho) in Bengali.
সপ্তাহ refers to a period of seven days.
Meaning: period of seven days (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To express possession, such as 'of the week', you can add the suffix –এর to the word to form সপ্তাহের. To express a location in time, such as 'in a week' or 'during a week', add the suffix –এ to create the locative form সপ্তাহে.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation of সপ্তাহ is /ʃɔpt̪aho/ (śoptaho).
Did you know?
- In traditional Bengali calendars, the week is not the primary unit of time, as the lunar month and the fortnight পক্ষ were historically more significant for festivals and rituals.
- The word সপ্তাহ is built from the number seven সপ্ত and the word for day অহ, literally meaning 'seven days'.
- While সপ্তাহ is the standard word for 'week', Bengali uses a different system for days of the week, where each day is named after a celestial body, such as রবিবার for Sunday, meaning 'Sun-day'.
Examples in context
- স্কুল পরের সপ্তাহে খুলবে।School starts next week.This sentence is useful for mentioning the school opening in the context of সপ্তাহ.Tatoeba #5582075 by tanay, translation #5574781 by n1ls
- গত সপ্তাহে আমার জন্মদিন ছিল।My birthday was last week.This sentence is useful for talking about a birthday that occurred in the context of সপ্তাহ.Tatoeba #11460552 by robingaspi, translation #1624864 by marcelostockle
- আগামী সপ্তাহে আপনি কী করবেন?What are you going to do next week?This sentence is useful for asking about plans for the upcoming সপ্তাহ.Tatoeba #11998926 by robingaspi, translation #6346897 by CK
- এই কাজটি চার সপ্তাহের মধ্যে সম্পূর্ণ হবে।This task will be completed within four weeks.
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Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a project deadline.
- আকাশ Akashএই কাজটা শেষ করতে কতদিন লাগবে?Ei kajta shesh korte kotodin lagbe?How many days will it take to finish this work?
- ইশানি Ishaniআমার মনে হয় পুরো এক সপ্তাহ লাগবে।Amar mone hoy puro ek saptah lagbe.I think it will take a whole week.
- আকাশ Akashসপ্তাহের মধ্যে কি শেষ করা সম্ভব?Saptah-er moddhe ki shesh kora sombhob?Is it possible to finish it within the week?
- ইশানি Ishaniহ্যাঁ, আমি চেষ্টা করব, আকাশ।Heh, ami cheshta korbo, Akash.Yes, I will try, Akash.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “week” translations and entries সপ্তাহ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
