The kitchen pairs: a noun plus karna or daalna
Half the cooking verbs are not verbs at all but pairs: a noun plus the service do-er. Namak daalna — literally "to give salt", to salt; chaeni daalna — to season; paani daalna — to add water. What exactly is done, the noun says; daalna only carries it. For example: “نمک تھوڑا ڈالو” — Add a little salt. A rule from the Urdu course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Half the cooking verbs are not verbs at all but pairs: a noun plus the service do-er. Namak daalna — literally "to give salt", to salt; chaeni daalna — to season; paani daalna — to add water. What exactly is done, the noun says; daalna only carries it.
The second pair-maker is karna: garam karna — "to make warm", to heat. Thanda karna — to cool. Saaf karna — to make clean, to clean. The quality becomes the deed, and the hand does the rest.
The order in a request is straight: the noun first, the pair-maker at the end. Namak thora daalo, "salt a little put". And meharbani may still ride at the tail of the line.
Table
| what | the whole pair | literally | translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| sabzi — vegetables | sabzi saaf karna | vegetables clean do | clean the vegetables |
| garam — warm | garam karna | warm do | heat up |
| thanda — cold | thanda karna | cold do | cool down |
| namak — salt | namak daalna | salt put | add salt |
| paani — water | paani daalna | water put | add water |
| mil — mixed | mila dena | mixed give | stir in |
By example
- نمک تھوڑا ڈالوnamak thora daloAdd a little salt
- کل کا کھانا گرم کر لوkal ka khana garam kar loReheat yesterday’s food
- سبزی صاف کرو، پھر پانی ڈالوsabzi saf karo, phir pani daloClean the vegetables, then add water
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 add salt in urdu?
Half the cooking verbs are not verbs at all but pairs: a noun plus the service do-er. Namak daalna — literally "to give salt", to salt; chaeni daalna — to season; paani daalna — to add water. What exactly is done, the noun says; daalna only carries it.
Karna in cooking urdu?
Half the cooking verbs are not verbs at all but pairs: a noun plus the service do-er. Namak daalna — literally "to give salt", to salt; chaeni daalna — to season; paani daalna — to add water. What exactly is done, the noun says; daalna only carries it.
Daalna meaning in urdu?
Half the cooking verbs are not verbs at all but pairs: a noun plus the service do-er. Namak daalna — literally "to give salt", to salt; chaeni daalna — to season; paani daalna — to add water. What exactly is done, the noun says; daalna only carries it.
How cooking phrases are built in urdu?
Half the cooking verbs are not verbs at all but pairs: a noun plus the service do-er. Namak daalna — literally "to give salt", to salt; chaeni daalna — to season; paani daalna — to add water. What exactly is done, the noun says; daalna only carries it.
What does it look like in a Urdu example sentence?
“نمک تھوڑا ڈالو” (namak thora dalo) — Add a little salt. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.