No. 102 in Marathi
अ
The Marathi word "अ" represents the first letter of the Marathi alphabet and is a vowel, pronounced as "a" in "about."
In a sentence
अरे, किती छान दिवस आहे!
Oh, what a wonderful day it is!
The word 'अरे' here is an exclamation expressing surprise or calling attention.
मी अंतर पाहण्यासाठी अर्ध्या अंतरावर थांबलो.
I stopped halfway to measure the distance.
The word 'अर्ध्या' here denotes a fraction or measure, meaning 'half'.
हे पुस्तक अति चांगले आहे.
This book is extremely good.
The word 'अति' here is used as a prefix meaning 'extremely' or 'exceedingly'.
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