بہترین
behtareen
The English word "excellent" is translated into Urdu as بہترین (behtareen).
بہترین is an adjective used to describe something of the highest quality.
Meaning: of the highest quality (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, بہترین means "best" or "most excellent". It is the superlative form of the adjective behtar (better).
How does it change in a sentence?
بہترین is an invariant adjective, meaning it does not change its form to match the gender or number of the noun it describes.
How do you pronounce it?
behtareen
Did you know?
- When describing a person's character as بہترین, it is common to follow the word with a religious phrase like ماشاءاللہ to ward off the 'evil eye' from such high praise.
- In a conversational setting, a person might respond to بہترین with a slight nod and a smile, but saying it with a high pitch can sometimes signal sarcasm if the quality is actually poor.
- The word بہترین is derived from the Arabic root for 'good', meaning it shares a linguistic ancestor with the common Arabic greeting khair.
Examples in context
- یہ کھانا بہترین ہے۔Yeh khana behtareen hai.This food is excellent.
- آپ کا خیال بہترین ہے۔Aap ka khayal behtareen hai.Your idea is excellent.
- اس نے بہترین کام کیا ہے۔Us ne behtareen kaam kiya hai.He has done excellent work.
Example conversation
Omar and Zainab are discussing a meal they just ate.
- عمر Omarزینب، کھانا کیسا تھا؟Zainab, khana kaisa tha?Zainab, how was the food?
- زینب Zainabعمر، یہ بہترین کھانا تھا!Omar, yeh behtareen khana tha!Omar, it was an excellent meal!
- عمر Omarکیا آپ کو ذائقہ پسند آیا؟Kya aap ko zaiqa pasand aya?Did you like the taste?
- زینب Zainabجی ہاں، سب کچھ بہت اچھا تھا۔Ji haan, sab kuch bohat acha tha.Yes, everything was very good.
