Noun + Adjective + ہے

Describing a Subject

Level 1

A changing adjective agrees with the subject. Choose the form of “to be” that matches the subject’s person, number and level of respect.

How It Works

سڑک صاف ہے means the road is clean. The adjective describes the subject.

کمرے بڑے ہیں means the rooms are large. بڑے and ہیں agree with masculine plural کمرے.

دکان نئی ہے means the shop is new. نئی agrees with feminine دکان.

یہ راستہ لمبا نہیں ہے says this route is not long. Put نہیں before the final ہے.

سڑک صاف ہے
The road is clean.
صاف describes the subject سڑک.
کمرے بڑے ہیں
The rooms are large.
بڑے and ہیں agree with the plural subject.
دکان نئی ہے
The shop is new.
نئی agrees with feminine دکان.
یہ راستہ لمبا نہیں ہے
This route is not long.
نہیں makes the description negative.

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Noun + Adjective + ہےLevel 1Describing a Subject

Build a noun description before using it as the predicate of a statement. Choose the copula that completes the description.

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