LearnBanglaকেননা
kenona precise: kænona
because, since
What does কেননা mean?
কেননা (kenona) is a Bangla conjunction that means because, since in English.
A conjunction meaning 'because, since', joining a result to its reason, with the reason clause coming after it. It is common in writing and careful speech, while কারণ (karon) and তাই (tai) turn up more often in casual talk. Learners sometimes confuse it with কেন (keno) 'why', which is a question word and not a conjunction.
How do you say “because” in Bangla?
Say কেননা, pronounced kenona.
Example sentences
- আজ আসব না, কেননা আমি অসুস্থ।aj ashbo na, kenona ami osustho.
I won't come today because I'm sick.
- তাড়াতাড়ি চলো, কেননা দেরি হচ্ছে।taratari cholo, kenona deri hochchhe.
Let's hurry, because we're getting late.
- সে খুশি, কেননা সে পাশ করেছে।she khushi, kenona she pash korechhe.
She's happy because she passed.
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