No. 18 in Urdu
ہوئے
"ہوئے" means "became" or "were" (past tense of "to be").
In a sentence
وہ مشکلات کا سامنا کرتے ہوئے کامیاب ہوا۔
He succeeded while facing difficulties.
The word "ہوئے" indicates an action or state occurring during another activity.
ہم نے ان کی مدد کرتے ہوئے ان کا شکریہ ادا کیا۔
We thanked them while helping them.
Here "ہوئے" connects two ongoing actions simultaneously performed.
وقت بدلتے ہوئے دیکھو، امکانات بڑھتے ہیں۔
As time changes, opportunities increase.
In this sentence, "ہوئے" conveys the changing nature of time concurrent with the resulting effect.
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