تبدیلی
tabdeeli
The English word 'change' is translated into Urdu as تبدیلی (tabdeeli).
Meaning: to become something different (verb)
Which one should you use?
تبدیلی is a noun meaning 'a change', whereas tabdeel karna is the action of changing something.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun tabdeeli (change) becomes the transitive verb tabdeel karna (to change something) by adding the auxiliary verb karna (to do). The intransitive verb 'to change' (to undergo a change) is expressed as tabdeel hona (to be changed/to become changed).
How do you pronounce it?
tabdeeli
Did you know?
- In Urdu, the word for 'change' as in coins or small denominations of money is khula, which literally means 'open'.
- Urdu differentiates between tabdeeli and inquilab. While both mean 'change', inquilab refers specifically to a revolutionary or radical change.
- The process of 'changing' one's clothes is not expressed with تبدیلی, but rather with the verb بدلنا, which is a more common, colloquial way to say 'to change' in daily life.
Examples in context
- اس کو عادات میں تبدیلی لانی چاہیے۔It's necessary for him/her to bring a change in their habits.
- ہمیں سماجی تغییر کی ضرورت ہے۔We need social change.
Example conversation
Hamza and Aisha are discussing a new project at work.
- حمزہ Hamzaکیا ہم اس منصوبے میں تبدیلی کریں؟Kya hum is mansoobay mein tabdeeli karein?Should we make a change in this project?
- عائشہ Ayeshaہاں، یہ بہتر رہے گا۔Haan, yeh behtar rahay ga.Yes, that would be better.
- حمزہ Hamzaآپ کیا تبدیلی چاہتی ہیں؟Aap kya tabdeeli chahti hain?What change do you want?
- عائشہ Ayeshaہمیں صرف وقت بدلنا چاہیے۔Humein sirf waqt badalna chahiye.We should only change the time.
