A Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India v3.c18.36

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Bengali does not use this form as its ordinary infinitive, having utilized for that purpose the locative of the present participle, as होइते “to be” (lit. “in being”), थाकिते “to remain,” जाइते “to go;” but it is used in the genitive case to form a sort of gerund or verbal noun, as बीज रुपिबार काल आछे “It is the time of sowing, or for sowing, seed.” More common still is its employment with জন্যে, कारण or निमित्ते “for the sake of,” as देखिबार জন্যে “for the sake of seeing,” करिबार निमित्ते “for the sake of doing.”