-نے والا + ہے

An Event About to Happen

Level 4

The event is close or expected → it is about to happen.

How It Works

An infinitive ending in -نے can combine with والا, والی, or والے and a present copula. In the right context, this places the event just ahead or presents it as expected.

The ending agrees with the subject: بارش ہونے والی ہے, but مہمان آنے والے ہیں. The same construction can describe a regular role, so a time cue or the surrounding situation helps identify an imminent event.

“About to” does not promise an exact number of seconds. With a later time phrase, the construction can describe an expected plan instead of an immediate action.

Examples (4)

  1. بارش ہونے والی ہے۔

    It is about to rain.

    The feminine subject takes والی ہے.

  2. مہمان آنے والے ہیں۔

    The guests are about to arrive.

    The masculine plural subject takes والے ہیں.

  3. میں ابھی نکلنے والا ہوں۔

    I am about to leave now.

    ابھی supports an imminent reading for a male speaker.

  4. نئی دکان اگلے ہفتے کھلنے والی ہے۔

    The new shop is expected to open next week.

    The explicit date gives an expected future event rather than “in a moment.”

How It Connects

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-نے والا + ہےLevel 4An Event About to Happen

Learn This First

Recognize the oblique infinitive and agreeing والا element. Complete the near-future or imminent-event statement.

Words in This Pattern

والا