A term of grammar. The la equivalents. There are many particles {tshig phrad} in Tibetan grammar. This is one group of seven particles which all have the same function {su/ ra/ ru/ du/ na/ la/ tu/}. They are called la equivalents because they all have the same function as the particle la. In fact, as a group they perform several functions. Each of the seven does not have a different meaning but is used depending on the ending of the word that it is placed after