No. 45 in Urdu
بہت
The Urdu word "بہت" means "very" or "a lot."
In a sentence
یہ کتاب بہت اچھی ہے۔
This book is very good.
In this sentence, 'بہت' is used as an adverb to amplify the adjective 'اچھی' (good) to convey a high degree.
آج بہت بارش ہوئی۔
It rained a lot today.
Here, 'بہت' is used as an adverb to augment the verb 'بارش ہوئی' (rained), expressing the extent of the action.
میں نے بہت لوگوں سے ملاقات کی۔
I met many people.
In this example, 'بہت' indicates a large quantity when used with the noun 'لوگوں' (people).
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