Lessons Flashcards
How are simple sentences structured in Urdu ?
E.g. لڑکا بیمار ہے
1) Subject: لڑکا: the boy
2) Predicate: بیمار: ill
3) Joining word: ہے: is
What is sometimes added to the translation of the predicate ?
E.g. احمد تاجر ہے
The word a will be added
E.g. تاجر: a businessman
There is no word for _ in Urdu and it must be added in translation, what word is this ?
The is added
In a sentence, what is added before the joining word to make a sentence negative ?
نہیں
Is added to make a sentence negative
Give an example of negation where the ہے after the word نہیں can be removed
تاجر کمزور ہے ، طاقتور نہیں
The businessman is weak not strong
What is added at the beginning of a sentence, to change a sentence into a question ?
The word کیا is added at the beginning of a sentence to turn it into a question
What words are used to answer a question ?
جی ہاں : Yes
No: جی نہیں
What word is used to join two words together ?
And: اور
What words are used to point at something ?
That: وہ
This: یہ
What word is used to ask about someone ?
Who: کون
What can be done to وہ and یہ in a sentence ?
E.g. یہ موچی ہے
(This) is a cobbler
They can be joined to the following word to become part of a sentence
E.g. یہ موچی امیر ہے
(This cobbler) is rich
What happens to a sentence when کیا is added to the beginning ?
The sentence changes into a question
What happens to کیا when it is in the middle of a sentence ?
کیا
Will mean what
Words that end in ا or ہ are usually…?
Masculine
Words that end in ی are usually…?
Feminine
What gender are words that do not end in ا or ہ or ی ?
Its gender will have to be learnt
Why do some words end in ی but are still considered masculine ?
Because they are used for males
E.g. بھاٸی
What happens to masculine words that end in ا or ہ to become plural ?
E.g. بچہ
A ہے is added to make it plural
E.g. بچے
What happens to masculine words that do not end in ا or ہ when made plural ?
E.g. گھر
The word will remain the same when made plural
E.g. گھر
What happens to feminine words that end in ی to make it plural ?
E.g. لڑکی
The letters ا ں are added to make it plural
E.g. لڑکیاں
What happens to a feminine word that doesn’t end in ی to make it plural ?
E.g. میز
The letters یں are added to make it plural
E.g. میزیں
When plural words are used in the sentence, what happens to the joining word ?
(Is: ہے)will become (are: ہیں)
When two words are joined with اور what happens to the joining word ?
Are: ہیں ,Will be used
When وہ or یہ are used with plurals what are they translated as ?
Those:وہ
These:یہ
