توقع
tawaqqo
The English phrase "expectation" is translated into Urdu as توقع (tawaqqo).
توقع is used to refer to that which is expected or looked for.
Meaning: that which is expected or looked for (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is tawaqqo.
Did you know?
- When someone says مجھے یہ توقع نہیں تھی, they are not just saying they were surprised but often implying a sense of disappointment or betrayal.
- While توقع is the formal term, daily spoken Urdu often uses the word امید for 'expectation' when it carries a sense of hope.
- The word توقع is a loanword that traveled from Arabic into Classical Persian and finally into Urdu.
Examples in context
- میں امید کرتا ہوں کہ آئندہ دنوں میں حالات بہتر ہونگے۔I hope that the conditions will improve in the coming days.
- اس محفل سے میں توقع رکھتا ہوں کہ ہم سب اچھا وقت گزاریں گے۔I expect that we all will have a good time at this gathering.
- میری توقع کچھ اور تھی۔meri tawaqqo kuch aur thi.My expectation was something else.
- اس کام سے بہت زیادہ توقع رکھی گئی ہے۔is kaam se bahut zyada tawaqqo rakhi gayi hai.A lot of expectation is placed on this work.
- اس نے میری ہر توقع پوری کی۔us ne meri har tawaqqo poori ki.He/she fulfilled my every expectation.
Example conversation
Umar and Zainab are discussing a recent movie they watched.
- عمر Omarکیا فلم تمہاری توقع کے مطابق تھی؟kya film tumhari tawaqqo ke mutabiq thi?Was the movie according to your expectation?
- زینب Zainabنہیں، یہ میری توقع سے بہت مختلف تھی۔nahi, yeh meri tawaqqo se bahut mukhtalif thi.No, it was very different from my expectation.
- عمر Omarتمہاری توقع کیا تھی؟tumhari tawaqqo kya thi?What was your expectation?
- زینب Zainabمیں نے ایک بہت اچھی کہانی کی توقع کی تھی۔mein ne ek bahut achi kahani ki tawaqqo ki thi.I had an expectation of a very good story.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries توقع, CC BY-SA 4.0.
