دہرائیں
dohraein
To repeat in Urdu is دہرائیں (dohraein).
The verb is used to express the act of doing or saying something again.
Meaning: do or say again (verb)
Which one should you use?
While دہرائیں is the standard polite imperative, you can also use the more formal تکرار کریں to mean 'to repeat'. In very casual settings, you might use the phrases دوبارہ بولو or پھر سے بولو to specifically mean 'say it again'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The form دہرائیں is a polite or formal imperative used when asking someone to repeat something. For highly formal contexts, use تکرار کریں. If you are speaking informally, you can use دوبارہ بولو or پھر سے بولو.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
dohraein
Did you know?
- In poetry and music, the concept of repetition is often tied to رَدِیف (radif), a word or phrase that repeats at the end of every second line.
- The root of تکرار (tikrar) is Arabic, while دوبارہ (dobara) is indigenous to the region's linguistic development.
- The word دہرائیں (dohraein) is closely linked to the word for 'revision' or 'reviewing' lessons in a school context.
Examples in context
- براہ کرم اپنا جملہ دہرائیں।barah e karam apna jumla dohraiye.Please repeat your sentence.
- کیا آپ اپنا نام دہرائیں گے؟kya aap apna naam dohraiye ge?Will you repeat your name?
- لفظ کو دوبارہ دہرائیں تاکہ میں سمجھ سکوں۔lafz ko dobara dohraiye taake mein samajh sakoon.Repeat the word so that I can understand.
Example conversation
Zainab is teaching Ali a new word.
- زینب Zainabمیرے بعد یہ لفظ دہرائیںMere baad yeh lafz dohraein.Repeat this word after me.
- علی Aliجی، میں کوشش کرتا ہوں۔Ji, mein koshish karta hoon.Yes, I will try.
- زینب Zainabایک بار پھر دہرائیں۔Ek baar phir dohraein.Repeat it one more time.
- علی Aliاب ٹھیک ہے، زینب؟Ab theek hai, Zainab?Is it correct now, Zainab?
