Ghisa hua, bhara hua: the state of a thing is a participle
A thing’s state — open, broken, faded — is said by a participle: the verb plus hua. Darwaza khula hai — the door is open; kapre sookhe hue hain — the clothes are dry. The participle agrees with the thing in gender and number, as every adjective does. For example: “دروازہ کھلا ہے، کھڑکی بند ہے” — The door is open, the window is shut. A rule from the Urdu course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
A thing’s state — open, broken, faded — is said by a participle: the verb plus hua. Darwaza khula hai — the door is open; kapre sookhe hue hain — the clothes are dry. The participle agrees with the thing in gender and number, as every adjective does.
The same participle describes what was done to a thing: ghisa hua — worn (rubbed). Bhara hua — full (filled). Toota hua — broken. English keeps a wall between "is broken" and "broke"; here one form serves both.
When the state came suddenly, the ho gaya frame takes over: bottle khaali ho gayi — the bottle has emptied. The participle is the state; ho gaya is the arrival at it.
Table
| verb | state | reading | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| گھسنا — to wear out | گھسا ہوا | ghisa hua | worn |
| بھرنا — to fill | بھرا ہوا | bhara hua | full |
| ٹوٹنا — to break | ٹوٹا ہوا | toota hua | broken |
| سوکھنا — to dry | سوکھا ہوا | sookha hua | dry |
| کھلنا — to open | کھلا ہوا | khula hua | open |
| چمکنا — to shine | چمکتا ہوا | chamakta hua | shiny |
| نکلنا — to come out | نکلا ہوا | nikla hua | come out |
| بننا — to be built | بنا ہوا | bana hua | built |
By example
- دروازہ کھلا ہے، کھڑکی بند ہےdarwaza khula hai, khirki band haiThe door is open, the window is shut
- بوتل خالی ہو گئی، نئی لاؤbotl khali ho gai, nai laoThe bottle has emptied — bring a new one
- کپڑے سوکھے ہوئے ہیں، استری کروkapre sukhe hue hain, istri karoThe clothes are dry — iron them
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 broken in urdu?
A thing’s state — open, broken, faded — is said by a participle: the verb plus hua. Darwaza khula hai — the door is open; kapre sookhe hue hain — the clothes are dry. The participle agrees with the thing in gender and number, as every adjective does.
Hua meaning in urdu grammar?
A thing’s state — open, broken, faded — is said by a participle: the verb plus hua. Darwaza khula hai — the door is open; kapre sookhe hue hain — the clothes are dry. The participle agrees with the thing in gender and number, as every adjective does.
State of a thing in urdu?
A thing’s state — open, broken, faded — is said by a participle: the verb plus hua. Darwaza khula hai — the door is open; kapre sookhe hue hain — the clothes are dry. The participle agrees with the thing in gender and number, as every adjective does.
Ghisa hua meaning?
The same participle describes what was done to a thing: ghisa hua — worn (rubbed). Bhara hua — full (filled). Toota hua — broken. English keeps a wall between "is broken" and "broke"; here one form serves both.
What does it look like in a Urdu example sentence?
“دروازہ کھلا ہے، کھڑکی بند ہے” (darwaza khula hai, khirki band hai) — The door is open, the window is shut. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.