بدبودار
The English word "smelly" is translated into Urdu as بدبودار.
The adjective بدبودار means having a bad smell. In conversational Urdu, the phrase Bū Ārāhī Hai is also used to describe something emitting a bad smell.
Meaning: having a bad smell (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "it is smelly", you add the verb ہے (is) after the adjective to form بدبودار ہے.
Did you know?
- To express that something is 'stinking' in a more visceral way, Urdu speakers often use the word سڑنا, which literally refers to the process of rotting or decaying.
- If someone is 'smelly' in a social context, Urdu speakers might use the word badbūdar to describe an object, but describing a person this way is considered extremely blunt and potentially insulting.
- The word badbū can be used metaphorically in Urdu to describe someone's reputation or a situation that has 'gone bad' or become 'foul'.
Examples in context
- یہ گوشت بہت بدبودار ہے۔yeh gosht bohat badboodaar hai.This meat is very smelly.
Example conversation
Hamza and Zainab are cleaning the kitchen together.
- حمزہ Hamzaزینب، یہ کچرے کا ڈبہ بدبودار ہے۔Zainab, yeh kachray ka dabba badboodar hai.Zainab, this trash can is smelly.
- زینب Zainabہاں، اسے باہر پھینک دو۔Haan, isay bahar phenk do.Yes, throw it outside.
- حمزہ Hamzaمیں ابھی لے کر جاتا ہوں۔Main abhi ley kar jata hoon.I am taking it now.
- زینب Zainabشکریہ، حمزہ۔Shukriya, Hamza.Thank you, Hamza.
