No. 5 in Marathi
क
The Marathi word "क" is the first consonant in the Marathi alphabet and represents the sound "ka."
In a sentence
तू कधी वाढदिवस साजरा करतोस?
When do you celebrate your birthday?
In this sentence, 'क' is a prefix used in the question word 'कधी' to ask about time.
का तू अभ्यास करत नाहीस?
Why don't you study?
Here, 'क' forms the question word 'का', indicating a reason or cause, equivalent to 'why' in English.
काय आवडतं तुला?
What do you like?
In this instance, 'क' is used at the beginning of the question word 'काय', meaning 'what' in English.
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