اٹھو
utho
The Urdu phrase for "get up" is اٹھو (utho).
The verb can be used both for physically rising from a bed and for standing up from a seated position.
Meaning: to rise from one's bed (verb)
Which one should you use?
While اٹھو is the command to "get up", اٹھنا is the infinitive form meaning "to get up".
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form اٹھو is the imperative form used for friends, younger people or in an informal setting.
How do you pronounce it?
utho
Did you know?
- Urdu distinguishes between 'waking up' and 'getting up'. You would use جاگنا for the moment your eyes open, but اٹھنا only when you physically leave the bed.
- While اٹھو is informal, adding جی to the end or using the form اٹھیں changes the command into a respectful request suitable for elders.
- In a poetic or literary context, اٹھنا can describe a sudden surge of emotion or a 'rising' feeling of grief or joy in the heart.
Examples in context
- اب اٹھو، دیر ہو رہی ہے۔Ab utho, der ho rahi hai.Get up now, it is getting late.
- جلدی اٹھو تاکہ ہم ناشتہ کر سکیں۔Jaldi utho taake hum nashta kar saken.Get up quickly so we can have breakfast.
Example conversation
Sarah is waking up Ahmed in the morning.
- احمد Ahmedپانچ بج گئے ہیں، اٹھو!Paanch baj gaye hain, utho!It is five o'clock, get up!
- سارہ Saraبس پانچ منٹ اور۔Bas paanch minute aur.Just five more minutes.
- احمد Ahmedنہیں، اب فوراً اٹھو۔Nahi, ab foran utho.No, get up immediately now.
- سارہ Saraٹھیک ہے، میں اٹھ رہا ہوں۔Theek hai, mein uth raha hoon.Okay, I am getting up.
