پلیٹیں
The English phrase plates is translated into Urdu as پلیٹیں.
In formal contexts, you might encounter the word Dastarkhwan, which can be used to describe the collective spread of dishes on a table during a meal.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is پلیٹ. The plural form پلیٹیں is created by adding the suffix یں to the singular form.
Did you know?
- The grammar of پلیٹیں follows a rule where feminine nouns ending in a consonant often take the یں suffix for plurals. This identifies the 'plate' as a feminine object in the Urdu gender system.
- The word پلیٹ is a direct loanword from English, reflecting how British colonial influence shaped modern Urdu vocabulary for household objects.
- Urdu uses the word تھالی for a traditional large, round metal plate. Unlike a standard پلیٹ, a تھالی is often used to serve multiple small bowls of food on one single surface.
Examples in context
- تمہیں کتنی پلیٹیں چاہیے؟How many plates do you want?This sentence is useful for asking how many پلیٹیں someone wants.Tatoeba #1604246 by nabeel_tahir, translation #436165 by lukaszpp
- میز پر نئی پلیٹیں رکھی ہیں۔Mez par nayi platein rakhi hain.New plates are placed on the table.
- کیا یہ پلیٹیں صاف ہیں؟Kya yeh platein saaf hain?Are these plates clean?
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Example conversation
Sarah is helping Ahmed prepare for a dinner party.
- سارہ Saraاحمد، کیا ہمارے پاس کافی پلیٹیں ہیں؟Ahmed, kya hamare paas kafi platein hain?Ahmed, do we have enough plates?
- احمد Ahmedہاں، میرے پاس دس پلیٹیں موجود ہیں۔Haan, mere paas das platein maujood hain.Yes, I have ten plates available.
- سارہ Saraبہت اچھا، میں انہیں الماری سے نکال لیتی ہوں۔Bohat acha, mein unhein almari se nikaal leti hoon.Very good, I will take them out of the cupboard.
- احمد Ahmedشکریہ سارہ، تم بہت مددگار ہو۔Shukriya Sarah, tum bohat madadgar ho.Thank you Sarah, you are very helpful.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
