How to use the indefinite article in Urdu

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The Urdu indefinite article

The indefinite article is what we call the words 'a' and 'an' in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. The English indefinite article 'a' is 'ek' in Urdu.

Examples

ek behen

a sister

ek pūl

a flower

ek admi

a man

ek billi

a cat

ek čiria

a bird

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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Urdu

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. To learn to use the indefinite article in Urdu, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns kitab, kursi and darvaza (book, chair, door). Then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. The nouns together with the indefinite article are ek kitab, ek kursi and ek darvaza (a book, a chair, a door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Urdu including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Urdu nouns kitab, kursi and darvaza, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Urdu).

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