No. 54 in Urdu
شروع
Begin; Start.
In a sentence
میں نے اپنی کتاب پڑھنا شروع کی۔
I started reading my book.
In this sentence, 'شروع' is used as a verb conveying the act of starting an activity, in this case, reading a book.
کام شروع ہونے میں ابھی کچھ وقت ہے۔
There is still some time for work to start.
Here, 'شروع' functions as a noun, depicting the commencement of work as a subject of discussion.
شروع دن سے ہم نے اس منصوبے پر کام کیا ہے۔
We have worked on this project since the very first day.
'شروع' is used as an adjective in this context, modifying 'دن' (day) to describe the 'first day'.
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