No. 25 in Urdu
تھا
"تھا" is the masculine singular past tense form of "to be" in Urdu.
In a sentence
کل میں بازار گیا تھا۔
Yesterday, I went to the market.
In this sentence, "تھا" indicates past tense, reflecting that the action of going to the market occurred in the past.
مجھے پتہ تھا کہ وہ آئے گا۔
I knew that he would come.
Here, "تھا" is used to indicate past awareness or knowledge about an event.
یہ گھر بہت بڑا تھا۔
This house was very big.
In this example, "تھا" describes a past state or condition of the house being large.
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