Classifier / Measure Word
What kind of unit are we counting?
অর্থ
A word or marker used with numbers or quantity to classify the noun by shape, type, animacy, function, or measurement unit.
কীভাবে চিনবেন
Notice whether numbers require an extra word before the noun.
উদাহরণ
piece|cup|sheet|person|classifier
three cups of water|one piece of paper
I bought three cups of coffee.
Visual guide
counting a noun: number -> unit/class -> noun 3 -> cups -> coffee 1 -> piece -> paper classifier answers: "count as what kind/unit?"
Counting patterns: A) 3 books number + noun B) 3 CL book number + class + noun C) 3 cups of water number + measure + of + noun Ask: required? which class?
ভাষাভিত্তিক ভিউ
আপনার মাতৃভাষায়
Classifiers/counters such as জন,টা,খানা are common with numerals and definiteness.
দুইজন ছাত্র এসেছে।
Two students have come.
আপনি যে ভাষা শিখছেন, সেই ভাষায়
English has measure expressions, but classifiers are not generally obligatory for ordinary nouns.
a piece of advice
piece of = measure expression
Learners from classifier languages may overuse measure words, while others may struggle with uncountable nouns.
Usually lighter in your learning language
Do not over-transfer this pattern from your own language. It is often less explicit in your learning language.