سبق
The English word lesson is translated into Urdu as سبق.
The term is used to describe a learning task assigned to a student. You can also use the phrase سبق حاصل کرنا to describe the act of learning or deriving a lesson from an experience.
Meaning: learning task assigned to a student (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
When used with postpositions, the plural form of سبق is سبقوں.
Did you know?
- In common Urdu parlance, telling someone میں تمہیں سبق سکھاؤں گا (I will teach you a lesson) is almost always a threat of retaliation rather than an offer of education.
- The root of سبق in Arabic originally meant 'to precede' or 'to go ahead'. In an educational context, it referred to the part of a text a student had already read ahead of the teacher.
- Because Urdu blends Persian and Arabic influences, سبق is a cognate used across several languages in the Islamic world, making it recognizable from Turkey to Indonesia.
Examples in context
- آج کا سبق بہت مشکل ہے۔Aaj ka sabaq bohat mushkil hai.Today's lesson is very difficult.
- کیا آپ نے اپنا سبق یاد کر لیا؟Kya aap ne apna sabaq yaad kar liya?Have you memorized your lesson?
- استاد نے نیا سبق شروع کیا۔Ustad ne naya sabaq shuru kiya.The teacher started a new lesson.
Example conversation
Two students are studying together at a library.
- سارہ Saraحمزہ، کیا آپ کو اپنا سبق یاد ہے؟Hamza, kya aap ko apna sabaq yaad hai?Hamza, do you remember your lesson?
- حمزہ Hamzaنہیں۔ مجھے یہ سبق سمجھ نہیں آیا۔Nahi. Mujhe yeh sabaq samajh nahi aya.No. I did not understand this lesson.
- سارہ Saraمیں آپ کی مدد کر سکتی ہوں۔Mein aap ki madad kar sakti hoon.I can help you.
- حمزہ Hamzaشکریہ سارہ، آپ بہت مہربان ہیں۔Shukriya Sarah, aap bohat meharban hain.Thank you Sarah, you are very kind.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries سبق, CC BY-SA 4.0.
