-نے والا / والی / والے

A Person or Thing Associated with an Action

Level 3

Use the -نے infinitive form, then match والا to the noun.

How It Works

The connection may describe a usual role, a relevant occasion or an expected action. It does not automatically mean that the activity is happening right now.

The described noun can be left out when the context makes it clear: پڑھنے والوں refers to the people who read, in an oblique plural form.

With ہونا, the same family of forms can also describe an impending action. Read context carefully: a regular activity and something about to happen are different uses. The -نے ending here belongs to the infinitive, not the separate subject marker نے.

Examples (4)

  1. کتابیں بیچنے والی عورت یہاں رہتی ہے۔

    The woman who sells books lives here.

    والی agrees with the feminine seller.

  2. ہمیں اردو بولنے والا ساتھی چاہیے۔

    We need a colleague who speaks Urdu.

    والا agrees with masculine singular ساتھی.

  3. یہ خط پہنچانے والے لوگ ہیں۔

    These are the people who deliver letters.

    والے describes the masculine plural group لوگ.

  4. پڑھنے والوں کے لیے یہاں خاموش کمرہ ہے۔

    There is a quiet room here for readers.

    The omitted noun is understood as people, and والوں is oblique plural before کے لیے.

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-نے والا / والی / والےLevel 3A Person or Thing Associated with an Action

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Recognize the infinitive before its oblique -نے form. Match والا, والی or والے to the noun being described.

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