No. 495 in Urdu
رہے
The Urdu word "رہے" means "are" or "remain" (denoting a continuous or ongoing state).
In a sentence
ہم باغ میں کھیل رہے ہیں۔
We are playing in the garden.
Here, 'رہے' is used in the present progressive tense to indicate an ongoing action by male plural subjects.
وہ بہت دنوں سے بیمار رہ رہے ہیں۔
He has been staying ill for many days.
In this sentence, 'رہے' conveys ongoing state or continuation of a condition for a male subject in the past.
کتے سارا دن بھونکتے رہے۔
The dogs kept barking all day.
Here, 'رہے' is used to describe a continuous action in the past performed by male plural subjects.
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