More and less: zyada, kam and se
Comparison here is built not by an ending but by two small words: zyada — more and kam — less. Between them stands the quality, which does not change at all: zyada mehanga — more expensive, kam mehanga — less expensive. The adjective stands exactly as without comparison. For example: “رکشہ بس سے سستا ہے” — The rickshaw is cheaper than the bus. A rule from the Urdu course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a…
How it works
Comparison here is built not by an ending but by two small words: zyada — more and kam — less. Between them stands the quality, which does not change at all: zyada mehanga — more expensive, kam mehanga — less expensive. The adjective stands exactly as without comparison.
"Than" is se, and it stands AFTER the word, like every service word here. Rickshaw bus se sasta hai — the rickshaw, than the bus, cheaper is. The order of the phrase is mirrored against English, but every word in it is in place.
One and the same quality serves both directions: dearer is zyada mehanga, cheaper is kam mehanga. The language keeps no separate comparative forms — and no list of them needs learning.
Table
| quality | more | less |
|---|---|---|
| مہنگا — expensive (mehanga) | زیادہ مہنگا (zyada mehanga) | کم مہنگا (kam mehanga) |
| سستا — cheap (sasta) | زیادہ سستا (zyada sasta) | کم سستا (kam sasta) |
| بھاری — heavy (bhaari) | زیادہ بھاری (zyada bhaari) | کم بھاری (kam bhaari) |
| ہلکا — light (halka) | زیادہ ہلکا (zyada halka) | کم ہلکا (kam halka) |
| گرم — hot (garam) | زیادہ گرم (zyada garam) | کم گرم (kam garam) |
| میٹھا — sweet (meetha) | زیادہ میٹھا (zyada meetha) | کم میٹھا (kam meetha) |
By example
- رکشہ بس سے سستا ہےriksha bas se sasta haiThe rickshaw is cheaper than the bus
- چائے کم میٹھی، مہربانیchai kam mithi, meharbaniTea less sweet, please
- گرمی زیادہ ہےgarmi zyada haiThe heat is greater — it is hot
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
How to say more expensive in urdu?
Comparison here is built not by an ending but by two small words: zyada — more and kam — less. Between them stands the quality, which does not change at all: zyada mehanga — more expensive, kam mehanga — less expensive. The adjective stands exactly as without comparison.
Zyada kam meaning urdu?
Comparison here is built not by an ending but by two small words: zyada — more and kam — less. Between them stands the quality, which does not change at all: zyada mehanga — more expensive, kam mehanga — less expensive. The adjective stands exactly as without comparison.
Urdu comparisons zyada se?
Comparison here is built not by an ending but by two small words: zyada — more and kam — less. Between them stands the quality, which does not change at all: zyada mehanga — more expensive, kam mehanga — less expensive. The adjective stands exactly as without comparison.
How to compare things in urdu?
"Than" is se, and it stands AFTER the word, like every service word here. Rickshaw bus se sasta hai — the rickshaw, than the bus, cheaper is. The order of the phrase is mirrored against English, but every word in it is in place.
What does it look like in a Urdu example sentence?
“رکشہ بس سے سستا ہے” (riksha bas se sasta hai) — The rickshaw is cheaper than the bus. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.