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Negation & Questions
Forming negative sentences and question structures
نہیں
no / not
nahīṃ
Main negation word — placed before verb or predicate
نہ
not (literary)
na
Shorter negation used in formal/literary contexts and commands
میں نہیں جاتا
I don't go (masculine)
maiṃ nahīṃ jātā
Negation: نہیں placed before the main verb
کیا
what / (question marker)
kyā
Used as question word or sentence-initial question marker
کیا آپ ٹھیک ہیں؟
Are you okay?
kyā āp ṭhīk haiṃ?
Yes/no question: کیا at start turns statement into question
کون
who
kaun
Question pronoun for people
کہاں
where
kahāṃ
Question adverb of place
کب
when
kab
Question adverb of time
کیوں
why
kyoṃ
Question adverb of reason
کیسے
how
kaise
Question adverb of manner