No. 13 in Marathi
झ
The Marathi letter "झ" (pronounced as "jha") is the 10th consonant in the Marathi alphabet and represents a voiced aspirated palatal sound.
In a sentence
घराशेजारी झाडे आहेत.
There are trees beside the house.
Here, 'झ' is part of the word 'झाडे', meaning 'trees', representing objects.
त्याने झटकन निर्णय घेतला.
He quickly made a decision.
In this sentence, 'झ' is part of 'झटकन', which implies 'quickly' or 'instantly', describing manner of action.
झोपेची वेळ झाली आहे.
It is time for sleeping.
In this case, 'झ' is part of 'झोपेची', related to 'sleep', referring to a state or action.
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