5.7 چاہئے “Need”
Instructor Video: چاہیے
As in English, “need” is a modal verb that is different from “to want”. Likewise, چاہئے “need” acts like a modal verb (it does not change its form based on the subject/object) and different from چاہنا “to want”.
Similar to پسند “like” and ناپسند “dislike”, چاہیے “need” also requires a subject with کو . However, چاہیے “need” as a modal verb does not agree with either with the subject or the object of a sentence, it remains the same.
It is used to express need and desire.
Example:
| Explanation | English | Urdu |
| The subject is marked with کو , and, hence, out of the agreement. is masculine, but چاہیے is a modal verb and not changing its form either according to the subject or the object. | I need water. |
مجھے پانی چاہئے- |
| کیا “what” is unknown here, so we can’t decide the number and gender of کیا. However, چاہیے will not change its form in any case. | What do you need? |
آپکو کیا چاہیے ؟ |
| Here, میری بہن “my sister” is feminine and marked with کو , and کتاب “book” is feminine too. But چاہیے will not change its form according to feminine کتاب “book”. | My sister needs a book. |
-میری بہن کو ایک کتاب چاہیے |
| Here, میرے دوست “my friend” is masculine and marked with کو , and کچھ پیسے “some money” is masculine plural. But, چاہئے will not change its form according to feminine کچھ پیسے “some money”. However, it will agree with plural object. | My friend needs some money. |
-میرے دوست کو کچھ پیسے چاہییں – |
Activities
Please write at least two sentences about what you need in several situations that are given below. After your part, please ask these questions to three of your friends/family members and then audio-record yourself.
Speaking
Other Nouns/Adjectives/Verbs that need Subjects with کو
| Example Sentences | English | Words | |
| مجھے لگتا ہے کہ “I feel that…”
-مجھے لگتا ہے کہ آج بارش ہوگی “I feel that it will rain today.” |
To feel | لگنا | .١ |
| مجھے لگتا ہے کہ ہندی بہت آسان زبان ہے “It seems to me that Hindi is an easy language.” | To seem | ||
| ہندوستان جانے میں ہزاروں ڈالر لگتے ہیں “It takes thousands of dollars to go to India.”
شکاگو جانے میں ٤ گھنٹے لگتے ہیں “It takes four hours to go to Chicago.” |
To take money/time | ||
| مجھے تیرنا آتا ہے “I know how to swim.”
مجھے گاڑی چلانا /چلانی آتا ہے “I know how to drive a car.” |
To know how to | آنا | .٢ |
| مجھے معلوم ہے کہ… “I know that…”
مجھے معلوم ہے کہ آپ کہاں رہتے ہیں “I know where you live.” مجھے معلوم ہے کہ امریکہ کا صدر کون ہے “I know who is the president of America.” |
To be aware of | معلوم | .٣ |
| مجھے خوشی ہے… “I am happy that…”
مجھے خوشی ہے کہ آپ اردو سیکھ رہے ہیں “I am happy that you are learning Urdu.” |
Happiness | خوشی | .٤ |
| مجھے افسوس ہے کہ… “I am sorry that…”
مجھے افسوس ہے کی میں آپ سے نہیں مل سکا “I am sorry that I could not meet you.” مجھے دکھ/غم ہے کہ آپ کی دادی نہیں رہیں “I am sorry that your grandmother has passed away.” |
Regret/Sad | افسوس/دکھ/ غم | .٥ |
| مجھے امید ہے کہ …. “I hope that…”
مجھے امید ہے کہ آپ کامیاب ہوں گے “I hope that you will be successful.” مجھے امید ہے کہ ایک دن آپ ہندی میں بات کریں گے۔ “I hope that you will converse in Hindi one day.” |
Hope | امید | .٦ |
| مجھے وہ ایک دکان میں ملیں “I happen to meet her in a shop.”
مجھے باغ میں سو ڈالر ملے “I found one hundred dollars in a garden.” مجھے اچھی چائے کہاں ملے گی Where will I find good tea?” مجھے کم تنخواہ ملتی ہے۔ “I receive/get less salary.” |
happen to meet someone/to find/to get/to receive | ملنا | .٧ |
| کیا آپ کو میرا نام یاد ہے؟
“Do you remember my name?” ہاں، مجھے ان کا فون نمبر یاد آیا “Yes, I remember his phone number.” |
remember | یاد ہونا/آنا | .٨ |
Activities
Please write 5 sentences with each of the following words given below. Please use subject with کو for each sentence. After writing these sentences, please record your sentences and send it to your friends/family members.
Speaking
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