Like a thing: jaisa after the noun
A thing is compared to a thing by jaisa after it. Ye roti patthar jaisi hai — this flatbread is like a stone. The compared thing stands first, jaisa follows and agrees with it in gender: jaisi of the roti, jaisa of the naan. For example: “یہ روٹی پتھر جیسی ہے” — This flatbread is hard as stone. A rule from the Urdu course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
A thing is compared to a thing by jaisa after it. Ye roti patthar jaisi hai — this flatbread is like a stone. The compared thing stands first, jaisa follows and agrees with it in gender: jaisi of the roti, jaisa of the naan.
The comparison is literal: baarish ke baad hawa barf jaisi hai — after the rain the air is like ice. No "as if" and no wish-form: the thing, jaisa, the quality, hai.
You have met the tail in qualities: patthar jaisa sakht — hard as stone. Jaisa also builds "such as": aisi qameez jaisi main ne dekhi — such a shirt as I saw. The relative jo lives in that sentence too.
Table
| the thing | the whole phrase | about a man | about a woman |
|---|---|---|---|
| پتھر — stone | patthar jaisa — hard as stone | دروازہ پتھر جیسا ہے | روٹی پتھر جیسی ہے |
| آگ — fire | aag jaisa — hot as fire | برتن آگ جیسا ہے | چائے آگ جیسی ہے |
| برف — snow | barf jaisa — cold as ice | پانی برف جیسا ہے | ہوا برف جیسی ہے |
| شہد — honey | shehad jaisa — sweet as honey | یہ آم شہد جیسا ہے | یہ کھیر شہد جیسی ہے |
By example
- یہ روٹی پتھر جیسی ہےye roti pathar dzhaisi haiThis flatbread is hard as stone
- بارش کے بعد ہوا برف جیسی ہےbarish ke baad hawa barf dzhaisi haiAfter the rain the air is like ice
- یہ چائے شہد جیسی میٹھی ہےye chai shehid dzhaisi mithi haiThis tea is sweet as honey
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 hard as stone in urdu?
You have met the tail in qualities: patthar jaisa sakht — hard as stone. Jaisa also builds "such as": aisi qameez jaisi main ne dekhi — such a shirt as I saw. The relative jo lives in that sentence too.
Jaisa meaning in urdu grammar?
A thing is compared to a thing by jaisa after it. Ye roti patthar jaisi hai — this flatbread is like a stone. The compared thing stands first, jaisa follows and agrees with it in gender: jaisi of the roti, jaisa of the naan.
Comparison with an object in urdu?
A thing is compared to a thing by jaisa after it. Ye roti patthar jaisi hai — this flatbread is like a stone. The compared thing stands first, jaisa follows and agrees with it in gender: jaisi of the roti, jaisa of the naan.
Patthar jaisa meaning urdu?
A thing is compared to a thing by jaisa after it. Ye roti patthar jaisi hai — this flatbread is like a stone. The compared thing stands first, jaisa follows and agrees with it in gender: jaisi of the roti, jaisa of the naan.
What does it look like in a Urdu example sentence?
“یہ روٹی پتھر جیسی ہے” (ye roti pathar dzhaisi hai) — This flatbread is hard as stone. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.