The izafat: the glue between two nouns
There is no preposition "of" here, and "my" is not set before the word. In their place works a short vowel e: it glues two nouns together. zabaan-e-Urdu — "the language, Urdu one", that is, the Urdu language. And mera ghar is "house my", my house. For example: “زبان اردو آسان ہے” — The Urdu language is easy. A rule from the Urdu course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
There is no preposition "of" here, and "my" is not set before the word. In their place works a short vowel e: it glues two nouns together. zabaan-e-Urdu — "the language, Urdu one", that is, the Urdu language. And mera ghar is "house my", my house.
In writing the izafat is often not written at all — only speech hears it: they write زبان اردو (zaban urdu) and read zabaan-e-Urdu. The first word of the pair is the thing defined, the second the definition — the order strictly opposite to English.
When possession must be said outright, a short ka arrives: bazaar ka khaana. "The bazaar’s food", that is, food from the bazaar. It, like everything here, stands after the word.
By example
- زبان اردو آسان ہےzabane urdu asan haiThe Urdu language is easy
- بازار کا کھانا مزیدار ہےbazar ka khana mazedar haiThe food at the bazaar is tasty
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Izafat in urdu explained?
In writing the izafat is often not written at all — only speech hears it: they write زبان اردو and read zabaan-e-Urdu. The first word of the pair is the thing defined, the second the definition — the order strictly opposite to English.
How to say my house in urdu?
There is no preposition "of" here, and "my" is not set before the word. In their place works a short vowel e: it glues two nouns together. zabaan-e-Urdu — "the language, Urdu one", that is, the Urdu language. And mera ghar is "house my", my house.
Urdu ezafe construction?
There is no preposition "of" here, and "my" is not set before the word. In their place works a short vowel e: it glues two nouns together. zabaan-e-Urdu — "the language, Urdu one", that is, the Urdu language. And mera ghar is "house my", my house.
Zaban e urdu meaning?
There is no preposition "of" here, and "my" is not set before the word. In their place works a short vowel e: it glues two nouns together. zabaan-e-Urdu — "the language, Urdu one", that is, the Urdu language. And mera ghar is "house my", my house.
What does it look like in a Urdu example sentence?
“زبان اردو آسان ہے” (zabane urdu asan hai) — The Urdu language is easy. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.