دوڑنا
daurna
To run in Urdu is دوڑنا (daurna).
The verb دوڑنا is used to describe the action of moving quickly on two feet.
Meaning: to move quickly on two feet (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the present continuous tense (is running), you use the auxiliary verb hona (to be) along with the present participle daur raha.
How do you pronounce it?
daurna
Did you know?
- The root of دوڑنا comes from the Sanskrit word द्रवति (drávati), which shares an ancient ancestral connection with the Latin word 'currere' meaning 'to run'.
- While دوڑنا describes the physical act, if you want to say a business or a machine is 'running' (functioning), Urdu speakers often use the word چلنا (chalna), which literally means 'to walk'.
- In Urdu, the concept of 'running' is often used metaphorically in the phrase دوڑ دھوپ (daur dhop) to describe the exhausting hustle of completing bureaucratic paperwork.
Examples in context
- بچے باغ میں دوڑنا چاہتے ہیں۔Bachay baagh mein dorna chahtay hain.The children want to run in the garden.
- میں صبح تیزی سے دوڑنا پسند کرتا ہوں۔Main subah tezi se dorna pasand karta hoon.I like to run fast in the morning.
- اسے تیز دوڑنا چاہیے۔Usay teiz dorna chahiye.He should run fast.
Example conversation
Zainab and Umar are at a park.
- زینب Zainabعمر، کیا آپ کو دوڑنا پسند ہے؟Umar, kya aap ko daudna pasand hai?Umar, do you like to run?
- عمر Omarہاں، میں اکثر پارک میں دوڑتا ہوں۔Haan, mein aksar park mein daudta hoon.Yes, I often run in the park.
- زینب Zainabآج ہم ساتھ دوڑ سکتے ہیں۔Aaj hum saath daud sakte hain.We can run together today.
- عمر Omarٹھیک ہے، زینب، شروع کرتے ہیں۔Theek hai, Zainab, shuru karte hain.Okay, Zainab, let's start.
