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No. 16 in Urdu

کہا

"کہا" means "said" in English.

In a sentence

  • انہوں نے کہا کہ وہ مطالعہ کریں گے۔

    They said that they would study.

    In this sentence, 'کہا' is used as the main verb meaning 'said', indicating the act of speaking or stating something.

  • اس نے پوچھا کہ انہوں نے کیا کہا؟

    He asked what they said.

    Here, 'کہا' again means 'said', but is used in a reported speech structure to refer to something spoken earlier.

  • اگر آپ سے کہا جائے تو آپ کیا کریں گے؟

    If you are told, what would you do?

    In this case, 'کہا' appears in a passive construction, meaning 'told', to indicate an action directed towards the subject.

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