When to use it
Use it when you need cash, for an auto-rickshaw or a stall that takes no cards.
The sentence in English: “Where is the nearest ATM?”
In “Where is the nearest ATM?” the abbreviation follows ‘the nearest’.
- 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
The sentence in Marathi: “सर्वात जवळचं एटीएम कुठे आहे?”
In “सर्वात जवळचं एटीएम कुठे आहे?” the English ‘ATM’ is written in Devanagari, ‘एटीएम’, and treated as neuter, so the adjective is ‘जवळचं’.
- सर्वात
- adverb'most', superlative
- जवळचं
- adjectiveneuter, agreeing with eṭīem
- एटीएम
- noun'ATM', the English abbreviation in Devanagari
- कुठे
- adverb'where', before the verb
- आहे
- verbasṇe · tense: present · person: third · 'is', at the end
What changes from one language to the other: English × Marathi
English nouns have no gender; Marathi gives every noun one, and the adjective follows it.
Example conversation
— सर्वात जवळचं एटीएम कुठे आहे?
— Where is the nearest ATM?
— पेट्रोल पंपात एक आहे.
— There's one inside the petrol pump.