اعتماد
e'timad
The English verb 'trust' is translated into Urdu as اعتماد (e'timad).
When you want to express confidence in someone's character or their reliability, you use the phrase اعتماد کرنا.
Meaning: to be confident (verb)
Which one should you use?
While اعتماد is a formal term, the word بھروسہ is a common synonym used more frequently in everyday spoken Urdu to mean trust or reliance.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun اعتماد is often used with the verb کرنا (to do) to form the verbal phrase اعتماد کرنا (to trust).
How do you pronounce it?
e'timad
Did you know?
- When someone says they have lost trust, they use the word توٹنا which means 'to break', as if trust were a piece of glass or pottery.
- The verb کرنا used in اعتماد کرنا literally means 'to do', meaning that in Urdu, you do not 'feel' trust, you 'do' it.
- Urdu speakers often use the phrase اندھا بھروسہ to describe 'blind trust', using the word for 'blind' to emphasize a lack of skepticism.
Examples in context
- مجھے آپ پر پورا اعتماد ہے۔mujhe aap par poora aitmad hai.I have full confidence in you.
- کیا آپ کو اپنے فیصلے پر اعتماد ہے؟kya aap ko apne faisle par aitmad hai?Are you confident in your decision?
Example conversation
Zainab and Umar are discussing a new business project.
- زینب Zainabعمر، کیا آپ کو اس منصوبے پر اعتماد ہے؟umar, kya aap ko is mansoobay par aitmad hai?Umar, are you confident in this project?
- عمر Omarجی، مجھے اپنی ٹیم پر مکمل اعتماد ہے۔ji, mujhe apni team par mukammal aitmad hai.Yes, I have complete confidence in my team.
- زینب Zainabیہ سن کر خوشی ہوئی۔yeh sun kar khushi hui.I am happy to hear that.
- عمر Omarشکریہ، زینب۔shukriya, zainab.Thank you, Zainab.
