When to use it
Use it when you need cash and want to find the closest cash machine.
“Where is the nearest ATM?” · The sentence in English
In “Where is the nearest ATM?” the abbreviation ‘ATM’ is read letter by letter, and the superlative ‘nearest’ needs ‘the’.
- Where
- adverbquestion word asking about place
- is
- verbbe · tense: present · person: third · number: singular · form of "to be"; here it says where something is
- the
- determinerdefinite article
- nearest
- adjectivesuperlative of "near"
- ATM
- nounnoun; short for automated teller machine, a cash machine
“সবচেয়ে কাছের এটিএম কোথায়?” · The sentence in Bangla
In “সবচেয়ে কাছের এটিএম কোথায়?” ‘এটিএম’ is the English ‘ATM’ written in Bengali script. ‘সবচেয়ে কাছের’ (nearest) uses ‘সবচেয়ে’ before the adjective, and the sentence has no verb.
- সবচেয়ে
- adverbforms the superlative: 'nearest'
- কাছের
- adjective'near, nearby'
- এটিএম
- nounnoun 'ATM' written in Bengali script
- কোথায়
- adverbquestion adverb 'where'
What changes from one language to the other · English × Bangla
Both languages use the same abbreviation; Bengali writes it in its own script. English opens with ‘Where is…’, Bengali closes with ‘… কোথায়’.
Example conversation
— সবচেয়ে কাছের এটিএম কোথায়?
— Where is the nearest ATM?
— শপিং সেন্টারের ভেতরে একটা আছে।
— There's one inside the shopping centre.