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Urdu frequency list

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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