নে

Assamese

Alternative forms

• না (na) — Central Assamese, Western Assamese
• নি (ni) — Eastern Assamese

Etymology

Cognite with Sylheti ꠘꠤ (ni), Rohingya né.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛ/

Conjunction

নে • (ne)

1. (interrogative) or

   চাহ খাব নে কফি?

   sah khabo ne kophi?

   Would you like tea or coffee?

Particle

নে • (ne)

1. Forms yes/no questions.

   আপোনাৰ ভালনে?

   apünar bhalne?

   How are you?

   (literally, “Your good-ne?”)

   সোমাব পাৰিমনে।

   xümabo parimne?

   May I come in?

   (literally, “I will be able to enter-ne?”)

   সি গৈছিল নে?

   xi goisil ne?

   Did he go?

   (literally, “He went ne?”)

Usage notes

It can be written as a suffix or separately.

Derived terms

• নেকি (neki)

 

See also

• বা (ba)
• ন (no)
• নো (nü)