Burmese

Alternative forms

• သ ‎(sa.) (used before other particles)
• သည် ‎(sany) (literary)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ̀/
• IPA^(key): /dɛ̀/ (after verbs ending in a vowel or /ɴ/)

Particle

တယ် • ‎(tai) (Romanization: MLCTS: tai • ALA-LC: tay‘ • BGN/PCGN: tè, dè • Okell: te, te)

1. (colloquial) marks a realis verb in the present or past tense

   ဒီနေ့ ကျွန်တော် လာပါတယ်။‎

   dine. kywantau lapatai||

   I came today.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ̀/

Adverb

တယ် • ‎(tai) (Romanization: MLCTS: tai • ALA-LC: tay‘ • BGN/PCGN: tè • Okell: te)

1. very

Synonyms

• သိပ် ‎(sip)
• အရမ်း ‎(a.ram:)
• အလွန် ‎(a.lwan)