Lesson 1

1.1

Word Order

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Urdu word order is different from English word order. The most important difference is that the verb or verbal phrase almost always goes at the end of the sentence. In general, Urdu word order follows the following pattern:

Subject + Modifiers/Object + Verb (Verbal Phrase)

Examples:

Verb	Modifiers/Object	Subject
is.	Deepa	My name
ہے۔	دیپا	میرا نام
are.	cheap	These tomatoes
ہیں۔	سستے	یہ ٹماٹر
is.	your squash	This
ہے۔	آپکی لوکی	یہ

A Door Into Urdu: Lesson 1