مدد کرنا
madad karnā
The Urdu verb for 'to help' is مدد کرنا (madad karnā).
The phrase مدد کرنا is used to express the act of providing assistance to someone or something. You can also use related nouns like مَدَد or کُمَک for general help, or اِمْداد when referring to formal relief or large-scale aid. If you are referring to the person providing the assistance, use the term مَدَدْگار.
Meaning: transitive: provide assistance to (someone or something) (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The verb phrase madad karnā is composed of the noun madad (help) and the auxiliary verb karnā (to do), literally meaning 'to do help'. The noun مَدَدْگار (helper) is formed by adding the Persian-origin suffix '-gār', meaning 'doer' or 'possessor', to the noun madad.
Which one should you use?
While madad is a general term for help, اِمْداد is typically used for more formal or large-scale assistance, such as humanitarian relief or financial aid.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the past tense of 'to help', the noun madad is often used with the past tense of the auxiliary verb, such as مدد کی (helped).
How do you pronounce it?
madad karnā
Did you know?
- The verb کرنا (karnā) in 'to help' shares a common ancestor with the English word 'work', tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷer-.
- In religious or poetic contexts, the word مدد is often used as a plea for spiritual assistance or intercession from a saint.
- Urdu has multiple words for 'help' like مدد and کُمَک, reflecting the language's unique blend of Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit influences.
Examples in context
- دوسرون کی مدد کرنا سیکھوLearn to help others.This sentence is useful for practicing the use of مدد کرنا.Tatoeba #4571441 by tariqu, translation #4571600 by abburns
- میں اس کام میں آپ کی مدد کرنا چاہتا ہوں۔mein is kaam mein aap ki madad karna chahta hoon.I want to help you with this work.
- کیا آپ میری مدد کرنا پسند کریں گے؟kya aap meri madad karna pasand karen ge?Would you like to help me?
Example conversation
Ali and Aisha are cleaning the house together.
- علی Aliعائشہ، کیا آپ میرا بوجھ اٹھانے میں مدد کرنا پسند کریں گی؟Aisha, kya aap mera bojh uthane mein madad karna pasand karengi?Aisha, would you like to help me carry this load?
- عائشہ Ayeshaجی ہاں، میں آپ کی مدد کرتی ہوں۔Ji haan, mein aap ki madad karti hoon.Yes, I will help you.
- علی Aliشکریہ، یہ بہت بھاری ہے۔Shukriya, yeh bohat bhaari hai.Thank you, it is very heavy.
- عائشہ Ayeshaکوئی بات نہیں، علی۔Koi baat nahi, Ali.No problem, Ali.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “help” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries مدد, کرنا, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
