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Urdu → Grammar → Passive Voice and Causative Verbs

As an Urdu language teacher for over twenty years, I enjoy sharing my knowledge of my native language with students who are eager to learn it. In this lesson, we will delve into complex grammar structures that include passive voice and causative verbs in Urdu. These structures allow the speaker to express actions performed by others and actions that cause other actions.

Passive voice sentences are formed by using the object of the active voice sentence as the subject of the passive voice sentence, along with the corresponding form of the verb "to be". In passive voice sentences, the focus is on the object rather than the doer of the action.

For example:

Urdu	Pronunciation	English
سوالات کی تیاری	sawalat ki tayyari	Preparation of the questions
سوالات تیار ہیں	sawalat tayyar hain	The questions are prepared

In the above example, the focus is on the questions (object), and not on who prepared them (doer). The verb in the second sentence is in the passive voice form.

Causative verbs are used to indicate that one person caused another person to do something. The causative verb takes the form of a transitive verb, meaning it requires an object. The causative verb "to have" is often used in Urdu to indicate causation.

For example:

Urdu	Pronunciation	English
میں نے اس کو کام دلوایا	main ne us ko kaam dilwaya	I had him do the work
کتاب پڑھواؤ	kitaab parhao	Make him/her read the book

In the above example, the first sentence expresses that someone (who is not explicitly mentioned) did the work, but it was due to the speaker's intervention. The second sentence instructs someone to make another person read a book.

Using passive voice and causative verbs in Urdu is useful when the doer of the action is not important or not known, and when one person causes another person to do something.

Remember to practice passive voice and causative verbs frequently to become comfortable using them in spoken and written communication.

Sources

• INDICATIONS OF URDU TETRAVALENT VERBS HAVING ...
• Active and Passive Voice Rules in Urdu with Examples | Active and ...

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• Conditional Tenses
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