ते

See also: त, तू, तॄ, ती, तो, and त्या

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘝𑘹𑘽 (teṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀢 (ta), from Sanskrit तत् (tat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪e/

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• Hyphenation: ते
• Rhymes: -e

Pronoun

ते • (te) (demonstrative)

1. that

   ते घर माझे आहे. ― te ghar mājhe āhe. ― That house is mine.

2. those

   ते लोक कोण आहेत? ― te lok koṇ āhet? ― Who are those people?

3. he, it

   Synonym: तो (to)

   ते माझे वडील आहेत. ― te mājhe vaḍīl āhet. ― He is my father.

   मी चुकून ते तोडले. ― mī cukūn te toḍle. ― I broke it by mistake.

4. they

   ते शाळेत जात आहेत. ― te śāḷet jāt āhet. ― They are going to school.

Usage notes

ते (te) is the colloquial distal demonstrative pronoun. It is grammatically both singular and plural and it can be used with both the third person singular and third person plural conjugations. In third person singular, ते (te, “he”) denotes a respectful form of address, used to refer to someone elder or an unknown, while तो (to, “he”) is used to refer to someone closer to one's age or someone familiar.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “ते”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “तें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “तें”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• te (Latin script)
• 𑀢𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• তে (Bengali script)
• තෙ (Sinhalese script)
• တေ (Burmese script)
• เต (Thai script)
• ᨲᩮ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຕ (Lao script)
• តេ (Khmer script)
• 𑄖𑄬 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Adjective

ते

1. Devanagari script form of te, which is masculine nominative/accusative plural of त (ta, “those”)

Pronoun

ते

1. Devanagari script form of te, which is nominative/accusative plural of त (ta, “they, them”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

ते

1. Devanagari script form of te, which is instrumental/genitive/dative singular of त्वं (tvaṃ, “you”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• তে (Assamese script)
• ᬢᬾ (Balinese script)
• তে (Bengali script)
• 𑰝𑰸 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀢𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• တေ (Burmese script)
• તે (Gujarati script)
• ਤੇ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌤𑍇 (Grantha script)
• ꦠꦺ (Javanese script)
• 𑂞𑂵 (Kaithi script)
• ತೇ (Kannada script)
• តេ (Khmer script)
• ເຕ (Lao script)
• തേ (Malayalam script)
• ᢠᡝ (Manchu script)
• 𑘝𑘹 (Modi script)
• ᢐᠧ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦽𑧚 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐟𑐾 (Newa script)
• ତେ (Odia script)
• ꢡꢾ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆠𑆼 (Sharada script)
• 𑖝𑖸 (Siddham script)
• තෙ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩫𑩔 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚙𑚲 (Takri script)
• தே (Tamil script)
• తే (Telugu script)
• เต (Thai script)
• ཏེ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒞𑒹 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨙𑨄 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *tay, from Proto-Indo-European *toy. Cognate with Old Avestan 𐬙𐬋𐬌 (tōi), Old Persian [Term?] (/⁠-taiy⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɐj/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪eː/

Pronoun

ते • (te)

1. dative/genitive singular of त्वद् (tvad, “you”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɐ́j/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪eː/

Pronoun

ते • (té) m

1. nominative plural of स (sá, “he”)

Pronoun

ते • (té) f

1. nominative/accusative dual of सा (sā́, “she”)

Pronoun

ते • (té) n

1. nominative/accusative dual of तद् (tád, “it”)