میں متفق ہوں
main muttafiq hoon
The English phrase "I agree" is translated into Urdu as میں متفق ہوں (main muttafiq hoon).
This phrase is used to express that you hold the same opinion as someone else.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of میں (I), متفق (in agreement/concordant) and ہوں (am).
Which one should you use?
You can also use the verb-based forms میں اتفاق کرتا ہوں for male speakers or میں اتفاق کرتی ہوں for female speakers. For an even more elaborate and polite expression of agreement in formal settings, you can use میں آپ کی بات سے اتفاق کرتا ہوں, which means "I agree with what you are saying".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
میں متفق ہوں is a formal way to express agreement and is suitable for professional or serious settings. If you want to tell someone they are absolutely right, you can use the phrase بالکل درست کہہ رہے ہیں.
How do you pronounce it?
main muttafiq hoon
Did you know?
- The word اتفاق in the alternative form میں اتفاق کرتا ہوں also means 'coincidence' or 'chance' in Urdu.
- The word متفق is borrowed from Arabic, but the grammar and structure of the phrase میں متفق ہوں are uniquely Indo-Aryan.
- While میں متفق ہوں is formal, in casual street conversation Urdu speakers often simply nod and say جی or ہاں to signal agreement.
