Repeating a Noun for Distribution
One place after another → گھر گھر، گلی گلی۔
How It Works
A repeated noun can distribute an action over the places or items it names. گھر گھر can mean each house or from house to house, depending on the sentence.
This construction often emphasizes the range covered. It need not give a counted total, and it is not a rule for replacing every plural noun with repetition.
For an exact quantity per person or group, use the separate numeral pattern ایک ایک or دو دو. Noun repetition and numeral repetition are related but do different jobs.
Examples (4)
- رضاکار گھر گھر جا کر معلومات دے رہے ہیں۔
Volunteers are going from house to house to provide information.
The visits are distributed across houses.
- یہ خبر شہر شہر پھیل گئی۔
This news spread from city to city.
Repetition describes the spread across places.
- ہم نے گلی گلی جا کر پتا پوچھا۔
We went from lane to lane asking for the address.
The repeated noun conveys a search through many lanes.
- اس کتاب میں صفحہ صفحہ نئی بات ملتی ہے۔
There is something new on every page of this book.
The statement distributes the discovery across the pages.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Recognize individual units or members before using distributive noun repetition.
Related Patterns
Practice Repeating a Noun for Distribution in Bubblegum
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