Classifier / Measure Word
What kind of unit are we counting?
معنا
A word or marker used with numbers or quantity to classify the noun by shape, type, animacy, function, or measurement unit.
چطور آن را تشخیص دهید
Notice whether numbers require an extra word before the noun.
نمونهها
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?
نمای زبان
در زبان شما
Measure and classifier-like words such as تا are common, especially colloquially, but not always required.
دو تا کتاب خریدم.
two CL book bought-I.
در زبان در حال یادگیری
Classifiers/counters such as জন,টা,খানা are common with numerals and definiteness.
দুইজন ছাত্র এসেছে।
Two students have come.
Learners may omit classifiers or choose a classifier that sounds unnatural.
Good transfer potential
This block behaves relatively similarly, so you can transfer intuition more safely between the two languages.