5.8 Expressing Possession in Urdu

Instructor Video: Possession in Urdu

In English, we use “to have” to express possession.

For Example:

  • I have a car.
  • I have two sisters.
  • I have a fever.
  • This book has several chapters.

In Urdu, there are four different ways to express possession “to have” and it depends on the thing being possessed.

Different ways to express “to have”
Examples Uses In Urdu
میرے پاس بہت کتابیں ہیں۔ “I have many books.”

کیا تمہارے پاس کچھ رقم ہے؟ “Do you have some money?”

It is used to express possession of inanimate things that are tangible, movable, or material objects of which the ownership is not necessarily permanent. کے پاس 
میرا ایک بھائی ہے “I have a brother.”

اس کی سندر آنکھیں ہیں “S/he has beautiful eyes.”

کا/کی/کے are used to express possession of kin, limbs of the body, and also permanent/legal possessions such as land, etc. کا/کے/کی 
اس کو تیز بخار ہے “S/he has high fever.”

مجھے بہت کام ہے “I have lots of work.”

کو is used to show possession of abstract entities such as: (a) Physical ailments like a fever, cold, cough, headache, etc. (b) Free time or work, and (c) Needs. کو 
میرے گھر میں چار کمرے ہیں۔ “My home has four rooms.”

میرے سکول میں پچیس اساتذہ ہیں۔ “My school has 25 teachers.”

میں is used to show possession of an integral part of a whole in Urdu. میں 

Activity

Please choose the correct form of the subject to express possession in Urdu.

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