4.6 Post-Positions
Instructor Video: Postpositions in Urdu
English has a class of words called “prepositions”. Prepositions are the words that precede a phrase and indicate a relationship between the phrase and another word in the sentence. Urdu has a similar class of words known as “post-positions”. As the name implies, post-positions come after the word.
Simple Post-Positions
Simple post-positions consist of a single word.
Examples:
| Examples | English | Post-positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Urdu | ||
|
In my town |
میرے شہر میں |
in |
میں |
|
On a table |
میز پر |
on, |
پر |
|
At home |
گھر پر |
at |
|
|
From India |
ہندوستان سے |
from |
سے |
|
By train |
ٹرین سے |
by |
|
|
With a pen |
قلم سے |
with |
|
|
Since childhood |
بچپن سے |
since |
|
|
Bedroom House’s window (window of a house) House’s people (people of a house) |
سونے کا کمرہ گھر کی کھڑکی گھر کے لوگ |
‘s |
کا/کی /کے |
|
To a boy To you |
لڑکے کو آپ کو |
to |
کو |
Compound Post-Positions
Urdu has many compound post-positions as well. Compound post-positions consist of two or more words. Most compound post-positions begin with the post-position کے/کی or سے .
Examples:
| Examples | English | Post-Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Urdu | ||
|
For house |
گھر کے لیے |
for x |
کے لیے X |
|
About town |
شہر کے بارے میں |
about x |
کے بارے میں X |
|
Because of you |
آپ کی وجہ سے |
because of x |
کی وجہ سے X |
|
Far from home |
گھر سے |
far from x |
سے دور x |
|
Near home |
گھر کے قریب |
near x |
کے پاس/ نزدیک X |
|
Before school |
اسکول سے پہلے/اسکول سے پہلے |
before x |
سے / کے پہلے X |
|
Outside home |
گھر کے باہر |
outside x |
کے باہر X |
|
Inside the home |
گھر کے اندر |
inside the x |
کے اندر X |
|
After school |
اسکول کے بعد |
after x |
کے بعد X |
|
Above/on/on top of roof |
چھت کے اوپر |
above/ on/ on top of x |
کے اوپر X |
|
Under/beneath/below roof |
چھت کے نیچے |
under/ beneath/ below x |
کے نیچے X |
|
Toward you |
آپ کی طرف |
towards x |
کی طرف X |
|
In front of you |
آپ کے سامنے |
in front of x |
کے سامنے X |
|
Behind you |
آپ کے پیچھے |
behind x |
کے پیچھے X |
|
Ahead of you |
آپ کے آگے |
ahead of x |
کے آگے X |
|
Together with/with/along with you |
آپ کے ساتھ |
together with/ with/ along with x |
کے ساتھ X |
|
Between school and home |
اسکول اور گھر کے بیچ |
between x and y |
کے بیچ Y اور X |
Test Yourself
Fill in the blanks with the suitable post-position.
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