Ago meaning in Odia: ପୂର୍ବେ (pūrbe) or ଆଗରୁ (āgaru). “ago” is an adverb. It follows the length of time, just as in English: dui barṣa pūrbe, two years ago.
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How to say “ago” in Odia
This is one place where Odia and English word order match: the length of time comes first, then the word. ପୂର୍ବେ (pūrbe) is slightly formal and suits years and long periods; ଆଗରୁ (āgaru) is common in speech for minutes, hours and days. “Long ago” is ବହୁ ଦିନ ପୂର୍ବେ (bahu dina pūrbe), and “a while ago” is କିଛି ସମୟ ଆଗରୁ (kichhi samaya āgaru).
“Ago” in Odia sentences
I came here two years ago.
ମୁଁ ଦୁଇ ବର୍ଷ ପୂର୍ବେ ଏଠାକୁ ଆସିଥିଲି।
He left ten minutes ago.
ସେ ଦଶ ମିନିଟ୍ ଆଗରୁ ଚାଲିଗଲେ।
Long ago, this was a forest.
ବହୁ ଦିନ ପୂର୍ବେ ଏଠାରେ ଜଙ୍ଗଲ ଥିଲା।
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