ਸਾਢੇ
sadhe
The English phrase "half past" is translated into Punjabi as ਸਾਢੇ (sadhe).
ਸਾਢੇ is used as a prefix to indicate the concept of "half past" or "and a half" when it is placed immediately before a number.
Meaning: "half past one" as example of usage in other languages (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
When you want to express a number followed by a half, such as "two and a half", you use the form ਸਾਢੇ ਦੋ (sadhe do). The word ਸਾਢੇ acts as a prefix to the number to indicate the increment.
How do you pronounce it?
sadhe
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers sometimes mistakenly use ਅੱਧਾ (adhā) to mean "half past" (for example, when trying to say "half past two"). However, ਅੱਧਾ is used specifically for the quantity "half", while ਸਾਢੇ is the correct term for the time or number increment.
Did you know?
- Punjabi has a dedicated word for 'two and a half' known as ਢਾਈ (ḍhā'ī). Using this single word is more common in daily speech than saying ਸਾਢੇ ਦੋ.
- While ਸਾਢੇ is used for numbers above one, the phrase for 'half past one' is ਡੇਢ (deḍh). This is a unique, standalone word that does not use the prefix ਸਾਢੇ.
- The words ਡੇਢ (one and a half) and ਢਾਈ (two and a half) are inherited from Sanskrit, where they were used as specific numerical terms rather than additive phrases.
Examples in context
- ਸਾਢੇ ਤਿੰਨ ਵਜੇ ਮਿਲਦੇ ਹਾਂ।sādhē tina vaje miladē hā̃.Let's meet at half past three.
- ਹੁਣ ਸਾਢੇ ਦਸ ਵਜੇ ਹਨ।huna sādhē das vaje hana.It is half past ten now.
- ਸਾਢੇ ਅੱਠ ਵਜੇ ਰੇਲ ਗੱਡੀ ਹੈ।sādhē aṭh vaje rēla gāḍī hai.The train is at half past eight.
Example conversation
Aman and Manpreet are checking the time to see when to eat.
- ਅਮਨ Amanਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ, ਕੀ ਹੁਣ ਸਾਢੇ ਇੱਕ ਵਜੇ ਹਨ?Manpreet, kī huna sādhē ik vaje hana?Manpreet, is it half past one now?
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਨਹੀਂ, ਅਜੇ ਸਾਢੇ ਬਾਰਾਂ ਵਜੇ ਹਨ।nahī̃, ajē sādhē bārā̃ vaje hana.No, it is half past twelve yet.
- ਅਮਨ Amanਫਿਰ ਅਸੀਂ ਖਾਣਾ ਕਦੋਂ ਖਾਵਾਂਗੇ?phira asī̃ khāṇā kadō̃ khāvāṅgē?Then when will we eat?
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਅਸੀਂ ਸਾਢੇ ਇੱਕ ਵਜੇ ਖਾਵਾਂਗੇ।asī̃ sādhē ik vaje khāvāṅgē.We will eat at half past one.
