Linking words

Linking words indicating addition/inclusion

And (I, Ges)

Both---and (DfqB, Df‡qB, DfqwUB,Dfq¯’vbB)

Or (A_ev, wKsev, bZzev)

Either-------or (A_ev, nq GBRb---bv nq AciRb, nq GwU bv nq AciwU)

Neither ----- nor (GwUI bq----IwUI bq) (GBRb I bq ----H RbI bq)

Not only ------but also (I, †Kej GwU---IwUI, †Kej GBRb bq--HRbI)   (†Kej G welqwU bq---H welqwUI)

As well as (Z_v, I, Ges)

Besides/Moreover/Further more (Zv QvovI, AwaKšÍ)

In addition (AwaKšÍ)

Again (Avevi, ZvQvov)

Linking words Indication purpose  (D‡Ïk¨ cÖKvkK ms‡hvMKvix  kã)

So that/ In order that/That (‡hb, hv‡Z K‡e/hvi d‡j)

So----that (GZ----†h)

So much----that/so many—that (GZ †ewk cwigvb---†h/GZ †ewk msL¨K ---†h)

As much as /As many---as (hZUzKz …--- ZZUzKz/ hZUzKz m¤¢e/   hZ¸‡jv---ZZ¸‡jv)

Lest (b‡PZ  bZzev, cv‡Q, Ab¨_vq)

Linking Words Indicating comparison (Zzjbv cÖKvkK ms‡hcMKvix  kã)

As---as (gZ, b¨vq, †hgb---†Zgb): nu¨v †evaK ev‡K¨

So-----as (gZ, b¨vq, †hgb---†Zgb): bv †evaK ev‡K¨

Than (‡P‡q/A‡cÿv)

Linking words indicating contrast

(‰emv`„k¨ cÖKvkK ms‡hvRK kã)

While/Whereas (Ab¨w`‡K, A_P)

Though/Although (hw`I ---ZeyI/hw`I---/n‡jI)

Even though(hw`I ---ZeyI/n‡jI)

Despite/In spite of (m‡Z¡I)

Nevertheless/Nonetheless (m‡Z¡I)

Still/yet ( ZeyI, Zv m‡Z¡I)

Instead (cwie‡Z©, Zvi cwie‡Z©, eis)

But (wKš‘)

On the other hand/On the contrary (Ab¨w`‡K, cÿvšÍ‡i)

However (Z‡e, hv †nvK)

Any way  (hv †nvK, Z‡e)

All the same (GKB K_v, Zv m‡Ë¡I)

Linking words indicating condition        (kZ© cÖKvkK ms‡hvMKvix kã)

Otherwise/or (bZzev, b‡Pr, Ab¨_vq, wKsev)

If (hw`I): kZ© †evSv‡Z

Provided/Provided that/Providing that  (hw`, kZ© GB †h) kZ© †evSv‡Z

Incase (hw`) kZ© †evSv‡Z

Unless (hw` bv, bv n‡j): kZ© †evSv‡Z

Until/Till (bv ch©šÍ, ch©šÍ ):mg‡qi †ÿ‡Î

Only (‡Kej, Z‡e)

Linking words indication time & place

No sooner had---than (n‡Z bv n‡ZB gvÎB)

Scarcely had--- when (n‡Z bv n‡ZB gvÎB)

Hardly had--- When/before      (n‡Z bv n‡ZB gvÎB)

As (hLb---ZLb, mg‡qi mv‡_ mv‡_)

When (hLb---ZLb)

While (hLb---ZLb)

Before (c~‡e©)

After (c‡i)

Since( হতে , থেকে )

As soon as (‡hBgvÎ---- †mBgvÎ/gvÎB)

Sometimes (KL‡bv, KL‡bv, gv‡S gv‡S)

At present/Presently/Recently/of late (eZ©gv‡b, m¤cÖwZ)

Now (GLb, Gevi)

Then (Zvici, Gici, AZ:ci)

After wards (c‡i, cieZx© Kv‡j)

At first/Firstly(cÖ_‡g, cÖ_gZ, me©cÖ_g)

Kv‡Ri aviv ev ch©vqt

At the beginning (kyiæ‡Z)

Secondly (wØZxqZ)

Thirdly (Z’ZxqZ)

Next (Zvici)

After this/after that (Gici, Zvici)

Finally/At last/At the end(Ae‡k‡q)

Where (‡hLv‡b---†mLv‡b) ¯’vb †evSv‡Z

When (hLb---ZLb) mgq †evSv‡Z

Linking wors indicating reason  (KviY cÖKvkK ms‡hvMKvix kã)

Because/As/Since (‡h‡nZz/†m‡nZz---†m‡nZz)

Why  (‡Kb, Kx R‡b¨, Kx Kvi‡b)

Linking words indication result   (dj vdj)

So/therefore(ZvB, myZivs, AZÎe, d‡j

As a result/consequently/as a consequence/eventually                       (d‡j, hvi d‡j, djvdjekZ)

Thus (Gfv‡e, †mfv‡e)

Naturally (¯^vfvweKfv‡e, ¯^fveZB)

Linking word indicating manner   (aib cÖKvkK cÖ‡qvMKvix  kã)

As if/As though (‡hb)

As it were  (‡hb)

By and by (Av‡¯Í, Av‡¯Í, µgvš^‡q)

How  (‡hfv‡e, wKfv‡e):aib, c×wZ †evSv‡Z

Such—as/such—that (Ggb---†h)

However (hZB)

As  (‡hgb, †hgb---†Zgb)

Linking words indicating summary      (mvigg© cÖKvkK mO‡hvMKvix kã)

After all (mewKQz m‡Z¡I)

On the whole (‡gv‡Ui Dci/mewKQz wg‡j‡q)

Above all (m‡e©vcwi)

In all/In total (‡gvU)

Linking words indicating emphasis     (¸iæZ¡ cÖKvkK ms‡hvMKvix kã)

Indeed/No doubt    (cÖK„Z c‡ÿ/mwZ¨Kvi A‡_©)

Actually (cÖK…Z c‡ÿ, mwZ¨Kvi A‡_©)

Other linking words     (Ab¨vb¨ ms‡hvMKvix kã)

Rather---than  (eis)

Whether/If (wKbv)

Whether----or (‡nvK ev bv †nvK)

That (‡h)

Who (‡h---‡m/whwb wZwb/hviv Zviv):e¨w³ †evSv‡Z)

Whom/Who (hv‡K---Zv‡K, hv‡`i‡K---Zv‡`i‡K) e¨w³/e¯‘

Whose (hvi--- Zvi, hv‡`i-- Zv‡`i): e¨w³/e¯‘

Which/that (‡hwU-- †mwU/†m¸wj-- †m¸wj): e¯‘ †`‡ki  Which  e‡m

That (†h--- †m)

What (hv-- Zv): welq/e¯‘

Whatever (‡h--- B)

Whoever (‡h-- B)

As usually/Usually (mPivPi)

By the by (K_v cÖm‡½/Av”Qv)