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merā intzār mat karō
don’t wait for me
‘To Be’
The verb hōnā (to be) is used in Hindi and in Urdu both as a
main verb and as an auxiliary. It differs from other verbs in
its pattern:
present
I am mA hA ū HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
you are (fam) tum hō
(pol) āp hA
he/she/it is ye/vō hA
we are ham hA
they are ye/ve hA
past
I was (masc) mA thāA
(fem) mA thīA
you were (fam, masc) tum the N
(fam, fem) tum thī
(pol, masc) āp the Verbs
(pol, fem) āp thī
he/she/it was (masc) ye/vō thā
(fem) ye/vō thī
we were (masc) ham the
(fem) ham thī
they were (masc) ye/ve the
(fem) ye/ve thī

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