No. 644 in Urdu
چلا
The Urdu word "چلا" can mean "walked," "went," or "functioned," depending on the context.
In a sentence
وہ بازار کی طرف چلا گیا۔
He went towards the market.
In this sentence, 'چلا' is used as a verb to indicate someone's movement or walking to a specific location.
استاد نے چاک کا ٹکڑا چلا کر تختہ سیاہ پر لکھا۔
The teacher drew the piece of chalk to write on the blackboard.
Here, 'چلا' is a verb used to denote the action of drawing or moving something in a controlled manner.
جب بارش شروع ہوئی تو ہم اپنی گاڑی چلا رہے تھے۔
When it started raining, we were driving our car.
In this instance, 'چلا' is part of the verb phrase indicating the act of operating a vehicle.
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