اپنا کردار ادا کرنا
“اپنا کردار ادا کرنا” (apna kardar ada karna) — to do one’s part in Urdu. Phrase, level B1. Literally "to perform one’s character": the part each of us plays. In a live sentence: “ہم سب اپنا کردار ادا کر سکتے ہیں” — Everyone should do their part. Written with the characters ا, پ, ن, ا, ک, ر, د, ا, ر, ا, د, ا… A word from the everyday Urdu course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Urdu | اپنا کردار ادا کرنا |
| Read in Latin letters | apna kardar ada karna |
| Translation | to do one’s part |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally "to perform one’s character": the part each of us plays
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- ہم سب اپنا کردار ادا کر سکتے ہیںhum sab apna kardar ada kar sakte hainEveryone should do their part
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “to do one’s part” in Urdu?
«اپنا کردار ادا کرنا», read “apna kardar ada karna”. In a live sentence: “ہم سب اپنا کردار ادا کر سکتے ہیں” — Everyone should do their part. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ا, پ, ن, ا, ک, ر, د, ا, ر, ا, د, ا…
How is “اپنا کردار ادا کرنا” written in Latin letters?
apna kardar ada karna. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally "to perform one’s character": the part each of us plays. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.