Verbs & Present Tense

کھانا

to eat / food

khānā

Verb infinitive form — Urdu infinitives end in نا (-nā)

پینا

to drink

pīnā

Infinitive — root is پی (pī), add نا for infinitive

جانا

to go

jānā

Common irregular verb — very frequently used

آنا

to come

ānā

Common irregular verb — complement to جانا

میں کھاتا ہوں

I eat (masculine)

maiṃ khātā hūṃ

Present habitual: verb root + tā (m.sg) + hūṃ

میں کھاتی ہوں

I eat (feminine)

maiṃ khātī hūṃ

Present habitual feminine: root + tī (f.sg) + hūṃ

وہ جاتا ہے

He goes

voh jātā hai

Third person masculine singular present habitual

وہ جاتی ہے

She goes

voh jātī hai

Third person feminine singular — verb agrees with subject gender

ہم کھاتے ہیں

We eat

ham khāte haiṃ

First person plural: root + te (m.pl) + haiṃ

آپ کیا کرتے ہیں؟

What do you do?

āp kyā karte haiṃ?

Question with کیا (what) — verb still at end in SOV order