اطلاع دینا
ittila dena
To 'inform' in Urdu is اطلاع دینا (ittila dena).
اطلاع دینا is used to notify someone or provide them with information. It is a common way to express the act of informing in both formal and semi-formal settings, such as in professional correspondence or official announcements.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase اطلاع دینا is composed of the noun اطلاع (ittila), which means 'information' or 'notice' and the verb دینا (dena), which means 'to give'. Literally, it means 'to give information'.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the future tense, such as 'will inform', you use the future form of the verb دینا, which is اطلاع دے گا.
How do you pronounce it?
ittila dena
Did you know?
- The verb دینا (dena) used in this phrase comes from the same ancient Sanskrit root 'dā' that gives English its word 'donate'.
- Urdu uses the concept of 'giving' and 'taking' for information. While you 'give' information with اطلاع دینا, you 'take' or 'get' information using اطلاع لینا (ittila lena), which functions as 'to inquire'.
- While اطلاع دینا means 'to give information', Urdu speakers often use the word خبر (khabar) for news. If you are informing someone of a secret or a rumor, you would likely use خبر دینا instead of the more official اطلاع دینا.
Examples in context
- براہ کرم ہمیں یہ ضرور آگاہ کریں۔Kindly inform us about this matter.
- میں آپ کو اس بارے میں مطلع کر دوں گا۔I will apprise you of this matter.
- میں تمہیں کچھ بتانے والا ہوں۔I am going to inform/tell you something.
- بہت جلد آپ کو بتا دیں گے۔We will inform you very soon.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries اطلاع, دینا, CC BY-SA 4.0.
