No. 14 in Urdu
گیا
"Gaya" in English means "went" (past tense of go).
In a sentence
میں کتاب پڑھنے گیا۔
I went to read a book.
In this sentence, 'گیا' is used to describe an action of going to a place to perform an activity, which is reading in this case.
واپسی پر بس گیا۔
I got settled on my return.
Here, 'گیا' expresses becoming settled or being in a state when returning.
فصل کاٹا گیا۔
The crop was harvested.
In this sentence, 'گیا' is used in a passive construction, indicating that the action of harvesting was performed.
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