Where and where to: ki taraf unfolds the word
Every place word has a motion twin: the place stands alone, the motion adds ki taraf — "toward". Upar — above; upar ki taraf — upward. Neeche — below; neeche ki taraf — downward. For example: “بلی دیوار کے اوپر ہے” — The cat is up on the wall. A rule from the Urdu course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Every place word has a motion twin: the place stands alone, the motion adds ki taraf — "toward". Upar — above; upar ki taraf — upward. Neeche — below; neeche ki taraf — downward.
The same pair works with verbs of coming and going: andar — inside, andar aana — to come in. Bahar — outside, bahar jaana — to go out. The place answers "where?", the twin answers "where to?" — and the verb of motion decides which is wanted.
Two more twins are worth the memory: peeche. At the back, peeche hatna — to step back. aage — ahead, aage barhna — to move forward. The city, the room and the queue all obey these eight words.
Table
| where | where to | English |
|---|---|---|
| اوپر | اوپر کی طرف | above — upward |
| نیچے | نیچے کی طرف | below — downward |
| اندر | اندر آنا | inside — come in |
| باہر | باہر جانا | outside — go out |
| پیچھے | پیچھے ہٹنا | behind — step back |
| آگے | آگے بڑھنا | ahead — move forward |
| پاس | پاس آنا | near — approach |
| دور | دور ہونا | far — move away |
By example
- بلی دیوار کے اوپر ہےbilli dewar ke upar haiThe cat is up on the wall
- پرندہ اوپر کی طرف اڑاparinda upar ki tarab uraThe bird flew upward
- بچے باہر کھیل رہے ہیں، اندر بلاوbache baher khel rehe hain, andar bulaoThe children play outside — call them in
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 upward in urdu?
The same pair works with verbs of coming and going: andar — inside, andar aana — to come in. Bahar — outside, bahar jaana — to go out. The place answers "where?", the twin answers "where to?" — and the verb of motion decides which is wanted.
Upar vs upar ki taraf urdu?
Every place word has a motion twin: the place stands alone, the motion adds ki taraf — "toward". Upar — above; upar ki taraf — upward. Neeche — below; neeche ki taraf — downward.
Urdu direction words?
Two more twins are worth the memory: peeche. At the back, peeche hatna — to step back. aage — ahead, aage barhna — to move forward. The city, the room and the queue all obey these eight words.
Urdu place and motion words?
The same pair works with verbs of coming and going: andar — inside, andar aana — to come in. Bahar — outside, bahar jaana — to go out. The place answers "where?", the twin answers "where to?" — and the verb of motion decides which is wanted.
What does it look like in a Urdu example sentence?
“بلی دیوار کے اوپر ہے” (billi dewar ke upar hai) — The cat is up on the wall. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.