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Bangla · word

ছিল

chhilo

was

/tʃʰilo/auxiliary

Meanings

  • auxiliary · A1

    Used as the past tense copula or existential verb ('was' or 'were') for a third-person ordinary subject.

    সে গতকাল ক্লাসে ছিল।

  • auxiliary · A2

    Used as an auxiliary verb to form the past continuous or past perfect aspect.

    তখন বাইরে বৃষ্টি হচ্ছিল।

Appears in 2 scenarios

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