Bengali · Question Words

কার

kar

Whose

Intermediatepronoun

Definition

Used to ask about ownership.

Example

এই ব্যাগটা কার?

Whose bag is this?

Etymology

'কার' (kar) derives from the concept of ownership in early Indo-Aryan dating back to its root question for possession or origin.

How & Where It’s Used

'কার' is prevalent in spoken and written Bengali, suitable in both informal and formal contexts for inquiries about ownership.

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