LearnBanglaকাঁদা
kada precise: kãda
to cry, cry, weep
What does কাঁদা mean?
কাঁদা (kada) is a Bangla verb that means to cry, cry, weep in English.
This verb means to cry or weep due to distress, pain, or emotional sorrow. In colloquial Dhaka speech, standard verbal noun forms like কাঁদা (kada) and কাঁদার (kadar) are common, while making someone cry uses the causative form কাঁদানো (kadano). Learners must be careful not to confuse the nasal verb কাঁদা (kada) with the identical-sounding noun কাদা (kada), which means 'mud'.
How do you say “to cry” in Bangla?
Say কাঁদা, pronounced kada. Press play to hear a native Bangladeshi voice say it.
Pronunciation tips
- The vowel is nasal (the ঁ sign): let air through your nose as you say it.
These sounds have no exact English match. Practise them letter by letter in the Bengali alphabet guide.
Example sentences
- তুমি কি কাঁদা বন্ধ করবে?tumi ki kada bondho korbe?
Will you stop crying?
- কাঁদার কোনো কারণ নেই।kadar kono karon nei.
There is no reason to cry.
- বাচ্চাটির কাঁদা এখনো থামেনি।bachchatir kada ekhono thameni.
The child's crying hasn't stopped yet.
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