کودنا
koodna
The English word "jump" is translated into Urdu as کودنا (koodna).
کودنا means to propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne. To describe specific directions of jumping, you can use different phrases: بلند چھلانگ لگانا means "Jump high" and نیچے چھلانگ لگانا means "Jump down".
Meaning: propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The past tense is کودا, the present continuous form is کود رہا ہے and the future tense is کودے گا.
How do you pronounce it?
koodna
Did you know?
- In Urdu, the word چھلانگ for 'jump' or 'leap' is often used in political or professional contexts to describe a sudden, opportunistic change in party or career.
- If you use the phrase کودنا to describe a person's behavior in a social setting, it can imply that the person is acting in a restless or overly excitable manner.
- The root of کودنا is shared with words in Punjabi and other Indo-Aryan languages, reflecting a common ancestral way of describing sudden movement across the region.
Examples in context
- آپ کی بچی چھلانگ مار سکتی ہے؟Can your daughter jump?
- جی ہاں، وہ چھلانگ مار سکتی ہے۔Yes, she can jump.
- تم کتنی دور چھلانگ لگا سکتے ہو؟How far can you jump?
- میں کہیں بھی چھلانگ لگا سکتا ہوں۔I can jump anywhere.
- کیا تم اس دیوار کے اوپر سے کودنا چاہتے ہو؟kya tum is deewar ke oopar se koodna chahte ho?Do you want to jump over this wall?
- رات کو مینڈک پانی میں کودنا شروع کر دیتے ہیں۔raat ko mendak paani mein koodna shuru kar dete hain.At night, frogs start jumping into the water.
Example conversation
A boy and a girl are playing in a park near a small pond.
- فاطمہ Fatimaحمزہ، دیکھو میں کتنا اونچا کودنا سیکھ گئی ہوں!Hamza, dekho mein kitna ooncha koodna seekh gayi hoon!Hamza, look how high I have learned to jump!
- حمزہ Hamzaتم بہت اچھا کر رہی ہو، فاطمہ۔tum bohat acha kar rahi ho, Fatima.You are doing very well, Fatima.
- فاطمہ Fatimaکیا تم بھی میرے ساتھ کودنا چاہو گے؟kya tum bhi mere saath koodna chaho ge?Would you also like to jump with me?
- حمزہ Hamzaنہیں، میں صرف یہاں سے دیکھوں گا۔nahi, mein sirf yahan se dekhon ga.No, I will just watch from here.
