Aadha, tehaai, dugna: shares and multiples
Shares have their own words: aadha — half; tehaai — a third; chauthaai — a quarter. They stand before the noun and follow its gender: aadha kilo of potatoes, aadhi roti of bread. For example: “آدھا کلو آلو دو” — Give half a kilo of potatoes. A rule from the Urdu course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Shares have their own words: aadha — half; tehaai — a third; chauthaai — a quarter. They stand before the noun and follow its gender: aadha kilo of potatoes, aadhi roti of bread.
Multiples are dugna — double, tiguna — triple: qeemat dugna ho gayi — the price has doubled. The multiple stands after the thing it measures and takes ho gaya when the change has happened.
One oddity is derh — one and a half: a single word where English spends three. Aadha litre doodh — half a litre of milk; derh ghanta — an hour and a half. Both are everyday orders at the tea stall.
Table
| how much | the word | reading | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| half | آدھا | aadha | half |
| a third | تہائی | tehaai | a third |
| a quarter | چوتھائی | chauthaai | a quarter |
| twofold | دگنا | dugna | double |
| threefold | تگنا | tiguna | triple |
| one and a half | ڈیڑھ | derh | one and a half |
| a third more | تہائی زیادہ | tehaai zyada | a third more |
| several times less | کئی گنا کم | kai guna kam | several times less |
By example
- آدھا کلو آلو دوadha kilo alu doGive half a kilo of potatoes
- قیمت دگنا ہو گئیqimat dugna ho gaiThe price has doubled
- چائے میں آدھا کپ دودھ ڈالوchai main adha kap dudh daloPour half a cup of milk into the tea
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 half in urdu?
Shares have their own words: aadha — half; tehaai — a third; chauthaai — a quarter. They stand before the noun and follow its gender: aadha kilo of potatoes, aadhi roti of bread.
Fractions in urdu?
Shares have their own words: aadha — half; tehaai — a third; chauthaai — a quarter. They stand before the noun and follow its gender: aadha kilo of potatoes, aadhi roti of bread.
Dugna tiguna meaning urdu?
Multiples are dugna — double, tiguna — triple: qeemat dugna ho gayi — the price has doubled. The multiple stands after the thing it measures and takes ho gaya when the change has happened.
Urdu words for double and triple?
Multiples are dugna — double, tiguna — triple: qeemat dugna ho gayi — the price has doubled. The multiple stands after the thing it measures and takes ho gaya when the change has happened.
What does it look like in a Urdu example sentence?
“آدھا کلو آلو دو” (adha kilo alu do) — Give half a kilo of potatoes. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.