No. 23 in Urdu
جو
The Urdu word "جو" means "that" or "which" in English.
In a sentence
جو کتاب میں نے خریدی وہ بہت خوبصورت ہے۔
The book that I bought is very beautiful.
In this context, 'جو' introduces a relative clause, linking the sentence's subject 'the book' with the action 'I bought'.
جو بھی وقت لگے، ہم اپنی منزل پر پہنچیں گے۔
No matter how long it takes, we will reach our destination.
Here, 'جو بھی' conveys an unspecified or indefinite condition, implying 'no matter what/which'.
کیا آپ جانتے ہیں جو کل ہوا تھا؟
Do you know what happened yesterday?
In this case, 'جو' is used to introduce a clause describing the subject, as in 'what happened'.
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