Thora, kaafi, bohat — and the judgment: shayad, bilkul, afsos
The degree of a quality is measured with a short ruler. Thora — a little; you have said this word since the first week. Kaafi — quite. Bohat — very, and "much" too. Bohat zyada — too much. For example: “یہ کافی مہنگا ہے” — This is quite expensive. A rule from the Urdu course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
The degree of a quality is measured with a short ruler. Thora — a little; you have said this word since the first week. Kaafi — quite. Bohat — very, and "much" too. Bohat zyada — too much.
All of them stand before the word: bohat achchha — very good; kaafi mehanga — quite expensive. The order is straight, as in English.
The judgment stands at the head of the phrase or before the verb: shayad — maybe. Bilkul — exactly, entirely. Afsos — alas. And lagta hai — "it seems" — again through "me": mujhe lagta hai — it seems to me.
After "seems" and "maybe" Urdu willingly sets the future: shayad baarish hogi — maybe it will rain.
Table
| English | Urdu | example |
|---|---|---|
| a little | تھوڑا | thora |
| quite | کافی | kaafi |
| very; much | بہت | bohat |
| too much | بہت زیادہ | bohat zyada |
| maybe | شاید | shayad |
| exactly; entirely | بالکل | bilkul |
| alas | افسوس | afsos |
| it seems | لگتا ہے | lagta hai |
By example
- یہ کافی مہنگا ہےye kafi mehanga haiThis is quite expensive
- شاید بارش ہوshaiyad barish hoMaybe it will rain
- مجھے لگتا ہے کہ آج گرمی کم ہےmujhe lakta hai ke adzh garmi kam haiIt seems to me there is less heat today
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
Thora, kaafi, bohat — and the judgment: how does it work in Urdu?
The degree of a quality is measured with a short ruler. Thora — a little; you have said this word since the first week. Kaafi — quite. Bohat — very, and "much" too. Bohat zyada — too much.
What does it look like in a Urdu example sentence?
“یہ کافی مہنگا ہے” (ye kafi mehanga hai) — This is quite expensive. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.