Syntax


Bengali uses a different word order than English. Most Bengali sentences begin with a subject and end with a verb. Like other Indian languages, Bengali uses postpositions instead of prepositions. Postpositions are like prepositions except that they are written after the noun.

English: Subject Verb Object => I speak Bengali
Bengali: Subject Object Verb => I Bengali speak

English: Subject Verb Preposition Object => I go to the shop
Bengali: Subject Object Postposition Verb => I shop to go