Connector
Definition: Link means to connect. A linker is something that connects. Words or phrases that join words with words, phrases with phrases, or sentences with sentences are called linkers.
The meaning of some common Linkers/Connectors
Above (উপরে) |
Accordingly/According to (অনুসারে) |
At the same time(একই সাথে) |
Above all (সর্বোপরি) |
Actually (আসলে) |
Along with (সাথে) |
After words (পরবর্তী) |
After that (এরপর) |
Apart from/Besides (এ ছাড়াও) |
Always (সর্বদা) |
Also (এছাড়াও) |
As well as/and (এবং) |
As a result (ফল স্বরূপ) |
Among (মধ্যে) |
At once /Suddenly (হঠাৎ) |
As an illustration (বর্ধিত) |
Anyway (যেকোন ভাবে) |
At the age (বয়স এ) |
As soon as যেই মাত্র) |
As if যেন) |
Because/ Because of (কারন) |
Basically (মূলত) |
As/ Since (যেহেতু) |
Both (উভয়) |
But (কিন্তু) |
At last/Finally/At the end(অবশেষে) |
Due to/ Owing to (কারণে) |
Either… or (হয় ..নয়) |
Consequently (পরিশেষে) |
During (সময়) |
Else (অন্যথায়) |
Eventually (পরিশেষে) |
Even (এমনকি) |
Firstly (প্রথমত) |
For (জন্য) |
Even if (এমনকি যদি) |
Highly (অত্যন্ত) |
For instance/For example (উদাহরন স্বরূপ) |
Even though (যদিত্ত) |
In addition to (আরও) |
However/Anyhow (যাই হক না কেন) |
For a while ( কিছুক্ষণের জন্য) |
In spite of/ Despite (সত্ত্বেও) |
In order to (উদ্দেশ্যে) |
Hence (অত:পর) |
In the mean time (এই মুহূর্তে) |
In the first place (প্রথমত) |
If/Whether (যদি) |
In this regard (এ ক্ষেত্রে) |
In this situation (এই পরিস্থিতিতে) |
In favor of(পক্ষে) |
Indeed (প্রকৃতপক্ষে) |
Initially (প্রাথমিকভাবে) |
In short/in brief (সংক্ষেপে) |
like/ Such as (যেমন) |
Instead of/in lieu of (পরিবর্তে) |
Next (পরবর্তী) |
Neither….nor |
Moreover (অধিকন্ত) |
Not only (শুধু মাত্র এটাই নয়) |
Notwithstanding (পরন্তু) |
Never the less/none the less (তা সত্ত্বেও) |
On the contrary (অপরদিকে) |
Now (এখন) |
Somehow (একরকম) |
Once (একবার) |
Of which (যা) |
Sometimes (মাঝে মাঝে) |
Only through (শুধু মাধ্যমে) |
Or (বা) |
Somewhat (কিছুটা) |
Otherwise (অন্যথায়) |
Rather (বরং) |
Still/Yet (তথাপি) |
Particularly (নির্দিষ্টভাবে) |
Shortly/In short (সংক্ষেপে) |
That (যা/ যে) |
So (সুতরাং) |
Similarly (একভাবে) |
Therefore/so (সুতরাং) |
Specially (বিশেষভাবে) |
Simultaneously (একইসাথে) |
Thus (এরূপে/এইভাবে) |
That is why (এই কারণে) |
So that/In order that (যাতে) |
Whatever (যতসামান্য) |
Though/Although (যদিও) |
Specially (প্রধানত) |
Till/Until (পর্যন্ত ) |
To conclude (থেকে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা) |
That is to say (অর্থাৎ) |
To speak frankly (অকপটে কথা বলতে) |
Undoubtedly (নিঃসন্দেহে) |
That’s why (সেজন্য) |
To sum up (থেকে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা) |
Unfortunately (দুর্ভাগ্যবশত) |
Then (তারপর) |
Very often(কদাচিৎ) |
Unless (যদি না) |
Through (সাহায্যে) |
Whatever (যতসামান্য) |
Usually (সাধারণত) |
Under (অধীন) |
When (যখন) |
What (কি) |
Whereas (যেখানে) |
While/when (যখন) |
Where (যেখানে) |
Who (কে) |
Why (কেন) |
Which (যা/ যে) |
Yet (তবুও) |
Without (ছাড়া) |
With a view to (উদ্দেশ্যে) |
In fact/Indeed (বস্তুত) |
Recently/ Of late (সম্প্রতি) |
Secondly (দ্বিতীয়ত) |
Lest ( নতুবা/ পাছে…সেই ভয়ে) |
All the same ( একই ) |
Whoever ( যে–কেহ ) |
Rules on Connectors
1. Contrast (দুটি বিপরীতধর্মী Clause-কে যুক্ত করতে) |
In spite of /despite/although/though/even though / however/nevertheless/still/yet/even so/on the contrary/in contrast to/in contrast/on the one hand/ on the other hand/whereas/but/ while/ when / lest otherwise |
2. Reason and cause (কারণে/যেহেতু) |
Because/because of/owing to/due to/on account of/os/since/for this reason/for that reason/due to the fact that/owing to the fact that |
3. Purpose (উদ্দেশে, উদ্দেশ–প্রকাশকযে) |
In order to/so as to/in order that/so that |
Addition /Adding information (তা ছাড়া/ অধিকন্তু/ আবার/আরও) |
And/moreover/furthermore /in addition/besides/ what’s more/as well as/as well/too/also/in addition to/again/besides/apart from/along with/together with |
Exemplification/ Exemplifying (উদাহরণ) |
For example/for instance/and so on/such as/like/ namely/that is to say |
Succession/order/sequencing(ধারাবাহিক/পর্যায়ক্রমিক) |
First of all/firstly/to begin with/first/in the first place/initially/primarily/in the beginning Second/Secondly/In the second place/Then Third/ Thirdly/The next stage/After that Finally/In short/to sum up/In conclusion/lastly/last but not least |
Result /Consequence (ফল/কারণে/ ফলে/এভাবে) |
As a result of/as a result/therefore/consequently/for this reason/so/that’s why/because of/this means that/that is why/thus/as a consequence/consequently/therefore/so/hence |
Explain (ব্যাখ্যা করা) |
That is to say/In other words /In short/Above all/Al in all/At least/Basically/Especially/Essentially/ In general/In particular/More or less/On the whole/To a certain extent |
Conclusion (অবশেষে/ সবশেষে) |
Finally/in conclusion/lastly/at the end/at last/at length/lastly/at the eleventh hour/eventually/last of all |
Expressing facts |
Actually/as a matter of fact/in fact/really (অবশ্যই,/প্রকৃতপক্ষে/বস্তুত) |
Summarising (সংক্ষেপে/ এককথায় বলতে গেলে) |
All in all/in brief/in conclusion/in short/on the whole/to sum up/in summary/to summarise/in a nutshell/to conclude/in a few words/in fine/on the whole |
Expressing a personal opinion |
As far as/ From my point of view/I agree/I disagree/In my opinion/In my view/I think that/It is true that/Personally/To be honest/To tell the truth |
Relative pronouns |
Who, which, that, what, whom, whose |
At present/at the present time/presently/now a days (বর্তমানে/আজকাল) |
If/In case/Had যদি. even ifএমনকি যদি/ Unlessযদি না / Provided/Provided that/Providing that (এই সর্তে যে ) |
always/Usually/generally/as usual/most often/very often/frequently/sometimes/at times (সর্বদা/ সাধারণত/ প্রায়ই/ মাঝেমধ্যে) |
Not only … but also (শুধু নয় … আরও.), Either … or (হয় … অথবা.), Neither … nor (এটাও নয় … ওটাও নয়.), Both … and (উভয়েই) |
After (পরে)/ Before/ prior to that (পূর্বে) |
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According to/ in accordance with/ accordingly (অনুসারে / অনুযায়ী), Still (এখনো )/till now/even now (এখন পর্যন্ত), Suddenly/ all on a sudden (হঠাৎ), Above all (সর্বোপরি), Unfortunately/ unluckily (দুর্ভাগ্যজনকভাবে), That (যে/ যা/ যেটা ), As if/ as though/as it were (যেন), Once/ once upon a time/ many days ago/ long long ago/ in ancient time/ in the |
past (একদা/অনেক দিন আগে/অতীতে), Undoubtedly/no doubt/ surely /of course/certainly (নিঃসন্দেহে/ নিশ্চিতভাবে/ অবশ্যই) |