Another’s question and another’s request: poochha ke kahaan
A reported question keeps its question word: poochha ke kahaan — asked where. Kya, kab, kyun — all hold their place inside the clause, and the verb still closes it. For example: “اس نے پوچھا کہ میں کب آؤں گا” — She asked where the station was. A rule from the Urdu course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
A reported question keeps its question word: poochha ke kahaan — asked where. Kya, kab, kyun — all hold their place inside the clause, and the verb still closes it.
A reported request takes the same ke with the form of wanting. Bola ke chaai le aaoon — said that I should bring tea. Urdu does not bend the verb for the reported wish; the want-form does the job.
The tense inside stays put — you know that from the reported-speech note. What changes is the person. The speaker’s "I" becomes "he" or "she", and nothing else moves.
Table
| what is reported | introduced by | example | reading | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a statement | ke | kaha ke kaam khatam hai | kaha ke kaam khatam hai | said the work was done |
| a wh-question | ke + kahaan | poochha ke kahaan ho | poochha ke kahaan ho | asked where you are |
| a yes/no question | ke + kya | poochha ke kya aaoonge | poochha ke kya aaoonge | asked whether I would come |
| a request | iltija ki ke | iltija ki ke intezaar karoon | iltija ki ke intezaar karoon | begged that I wait |
| an order | hukm diya ke | hukm diya ke jaao | hukm diya ke jaao | ordered to go |
| advice | mashwara diya ke | mashwara diya ke parho | mashwara diya ke parho | advised to study |
| hearsay | suna hai ke | suna hai ke woh aa raha hai | suna hai ke woh aa raha hai | heard that he is coming |
| rumour | mubina | mubina woh ja raha hai | mubina woh ja raha hai | supposedly he is leaving |
By example
- اس نے پوچھا کہ میں کب آؤں گاus ne pocha ke main kab aun gaShe asked where the station was
- استاد نے کہا کہ سب لوگ اندر آ جائیںustad ne kyaha ke sab log andar a dzhaenHe begged that we wait a day
- سنا ہے کہ وہ نیا کام کر رہا ہےsuna hai ke wo naia kam kar reha haiHe explained that the road was closed
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 report a question in urdu?
A reported question keeps its question word: poochha ke kahaan — asked where. Kya, kab, kyun — all hold their place inside the clause, and the verb still closes it.
Poochha ke kahaan construction urdu?
A reported question keeps its question word: poochha ke kahaan — asked where. Kya, kab, kyun — all hold their place inside the clause, and the verb still closes it.
How to say he asked me to wait in urdu?
A reported question keeps its question word: poochha ke kahaan — asked where. Kya, kab, kyun — all hold their place inside the clause, and the verb still closes it.
Urdu indirect speech tense rules?
The tense inside stays put — you know that from the reported-speech note. What changes is the person. The speaker’s "I" becomes "he" or "she", and nothing else moves.
What does it look like in a Urdu example sentence?
“اس نے پوچھا کہ میں کب آؤں گا” (us ne pocha ke main kab aun ga) — She asked where the station was. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.