The question without a question word
A yes-no question is built by kya at the head: kya tum mujhe jaante ho? — do you know me? Nothing else moves: the phrase below kya is an ordinary sentence, verb last. For example: “کیا تم مجھے جانتے ہو؟” — Do you know me? A rule from the Urdu course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
A yes-no question is built by kya at the head: kya tum mujhe jaante ho? — do you know me? Nothing else moves: the phrase below kya is an ordinary sentence, verb last.
A real question word takes the first place instead: kab aao ge, abhi ya kal? — when will you come, now or tomorrow? The two question builds cannot combine: either kya heads the phrase, or the question word does.
Two discourse words you will hear every day: yaani. That is — asking for a simpler wording. chunanche — therefore — carrying the conclusion. Neither is a question; both glue two phrases into one thought.
Table
| question | Urdu | what it asks for |
|---|---|---|
| when? | کب | a day or an hour |
| how? | کیسے | a manner |
| which of? | کون سا | a choice |
| how many times? | کتنے بار | a number |
| surely not? | بھلا | the answer no |
| really? | کیا واقعی | a confirmation |
By example
- کیا تم مجھے جانتے ہو؟kya tum mujhe dzhante ho?Do you know me?
- کب آؤ گے، ابھی یا کل؟kab ao ge, abhi ya kal?When will you come — now or tomorrow?
- مجھے سمجھ نہیں آیا، یعنی کیا؟mujhe samajh nahin aya, yaani kya?I did not understand — that is, what?
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 ask a question in urdu without a question word?
A real question word takes the first place instead: kab aao ge, abhi ya kal? — when will you come, now or tomorrow? The two question builds cannot combine: either kya heads the phrase, or the question word does.
Kya meaning at start of urdu sentence?
A yes-no question is built by kya at the head: kya tum mujhe jaante ho? — do you know me? Nothing else moves: the phrase below kya is an ordinary sentence, verb last.
How to say that is and therefore in urdu?
Two discourse words you will hear every day: yaani. That is — asking for a simpler wording. chunanche — therefore — carrying the conclusion. Neither is a question; both glue two phrases into one thought.
Yaani vs chunanche urdu difference?
Two discourse words you will hear every day: yaani. That is — asking for a simpler wording. chunanche — therefore — carrying the conclusion. Neither is a question; both glue two phrases into one thought.
What does it look like in a Urdu example sentence?
“کیا تم مجھے جانتے ہو؟” (kya tum mujhe dzhante ho?) — Do you know me? A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.