कितें
The English phrase "what" translates to Konkani as कितें.
कितें is an interrogative pronoun used to ask "what?"
Meaning: what? (interrogative pronoun) (pron)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form कितें (kitẽ) is the neuter form of the interrogative pronoun, used for inanimate objects or abstract concepts.
Did you know?
- The word कितें is part of an Indo-Aryan language family, making it a distant relative of the Sanskrit word for 'how many' or 'how much'.
- When used as an exclamation of shock or disbelief, कितें! can be spoken with a rising-falling intonation that makes it function more like 'No way!' than a question.
- Depending on the region, such as in Karnataka or Goa, the script used to write कितें may switch between Devanagari and Roman scripts, despite the spoken word remaining the same.
Examples in context
- तुका कितें जाय?tuka kiten jaay?What do you want?
Example conversation
Sneha and Rahul are talking about a gift.
- स्नेहा Snehaराहुल, तुका वाढदिवसाक कितें जाय?Rāhul, tukā vāḍhdivsakā kitẽ zāy?Rahul, what do you want for your birthday?
- राहुल Rahulमका एक नवें पुस्तक जाय.Makā ek navẽ pustak zāy.I want a new book.
- स्नेहा Snehaतुका कितें पुस्तका आवडतले?Tukā kitẽ pustakā āvḍatle?What books would you like?
- राहुल Rahulमका इतिहासाचीं पुस्तकां आवडतलीं.Makā itihāsāchīm pustakām āvḍatlīm.I would like history books.
