No. 47 in Urdu
جب
"جب" in English means "when."
In a sentence
جب میں نے کتاب پڑھی، مجھے بہت معلومات ملی۔
When I read the book, I gained a lot of information.
The word 'جب' (jab) is used as a conjunction here to indicate the time-dependent action of 'when I read'.
تمہیں اپنی تحقیق شروع کرنی چاہیے جب وقت ملے۔
You should start your research when you find time.
The word 'جب' (jab) introduces a conditional context in this sentence, linking 'you have time' to the suggestion of starting research.
جب وہ سکول پہنچا، سب سبق شروع ہو چکا تھا۔
By the time he arrived at school, the lesson had already started.
Here, 'جب' (jab) provides the temporal context for the sequence of events 'he arrived at school' and 'lesson had started'.
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