تھکا ہوا
thaka hua
The English word "tired" is expressed in Urdu as تھکا ہوا (thaka hua).
تھکا ہوا is an adjective used to describe someone who is in need of rest or sleep.
Meaning: in need of rest or sleep (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the adjective changes based on the gender and number of the subject: use the feminine form تھکی ہوئی (thaki hui) when describing a female, and use the plural form تھکے ہوئے (thake hue) when describing multiple people.
How do you pronounce it?
thaka hua
Did you know?
- If someone says they are تھک گیا (tired) in a social context, they might not be talking about sleep. They might actually be saying they are bored or have lost patience with someone.
- While the grammatical ہوا comes from Sanskrit, the version of the word meaning 'air' was borrowed into Urdu from Classical Persian and Arabic.
- The word ہوا in تھکا ہوا is a linguistic chameleon. It can function as a grammatical marker meaning 'become', or it can be a completely different word meaning 'air' or 'wind' depending on the context and pronunciation.
Examples in context
- ٹام تھکا ہوا ہے۔Tom's tired.This sentence is useful for stating that Tom is تھکا ہوا.Tatoeba #2123973 by nabeel_tahir, translation #2107627 by CK
- وہ سونے چلا گیا ہے کیونکہ وہ تھکا ہوا تھا.He went to bed because he was tired.This sentence shows how to express that someone went to bed because they were تھکا ہوا.Tatoeba #1440808 by nabeel_tahir, translation #1440080 by CK
- کیونکہ میں تھکا ہوا تھا، میں سونے چلا گیا۔Since I was tired, I went to bed.This sentence illustrates using تھکا ہوا to explain why someone went to bed.Tatoeba #1440812 by nabeel_tahir, translation #1440073 by CK
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hamza and Aisha are talking after a long day of work.
- حمزہ Hamzaمیں بہت تھکا ہوا ہوں، کیا ہم آرام کر سکتے ہیں؟Main bohat thaka hua hoon, kya hum aaram kar sakte hain?I am very tired, can we rest?
- عائشہ Ayeshaہاں، آپ کافی تھکا ہوا لگ رہے ہیں۔Haan, aap kafi thaka hua lag rahe hain.Yes, you look quite tired.
- حمزہ Hamzaآج کا دن بہت مشکل تھا۔Aaj ka din bohat mushkil tha.Today was a very difficult day.
- عائشہ Ayeshaچلو، اب آپ جا کر سو جائیں۔Chalo, ab aap ja kar so jayein.Come on, now you go and sleep.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ہوا, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
