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Browse the grammar system by level and category, then open clear explanations with practical examples.

31 Total Rules

72 Chapters

7 CEFR level

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Start with the basics and build your foundation step by step.

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A0 Chapters

Zero Point · 10 Total Rules

The very first step. You're discovering the building blocks of the language — the alphabet, basic sounds, and how simple words connect.

Alphabet & sounds Basic word order Simple greetings

The Art of Nastaliq

Introduction to the Urdu script and its unique calligraphic style. Learn how letters change shape based on their position.

5 rules

Vowels and Diacritics

Understanding the hidden and visible vowel markers. Master the Zabar, Zer, and Pesh for correct pronunciation.

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First Words and Greetings

Essential phrases for meeting and greeting in Urdu. Learn the cultural nuances of 'Assalam-o-Alaikum'.

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Counting and Numbers

The Urdu numbering system from zero to twenty. Practice counting objects and basic currency.

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Pointing Things Out

Using demonstrative pronouns to identify objects near and far. Learn the difference between 'Yeh' and 'Woh'.

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The Gender of Things

An introduction to the binary gender system in Urdu nouns. Identifying masculine and feminine endings.

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A1 Chapters

Beginner · 8 Total Rules

You can understand and use everyday phrases. Grammar at this level covers present tense, basic sentence patterns, and simple questions.

Present tense basics Yes/no questions Articles & pronouns

The Power of Pronouns

Mastering personal pronouns for self and others. Understanding the levels of formality in 'You'.

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The Verb 'To Be'

Conjugating 'Hona' in the present tense. Building your first complete sentences.

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The Big Three: Ka, Ke, Ki

Understanding possession and the genitive case. How to link nouns using postpositions.

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Daily Habits: Present Habitual

Describing routines using the present habitual tense. Learn the 'Ta, Te, Ti' endings.

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Asking the Right Questions

Using interrogatives like Who, What, Where, and Why. Mastering the 'Kya' question marker.

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Saying No: Basic Negation

How to use 'Nahi', 'Na', and 'Mat' correctly. Differentiating between factual and imperative negation.

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Describing Your World

Using adjectives to add detail to nouns. Learning adjective-noun agreement rules.

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Where and When: Postpositions

Common postpositions like 'Mein', 'Par', and 'Tak'. Understanding how they follow the noun.

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More than One: Plurals

Rules for pluralizing masculine and feminine nouns. Handling exceptions in common objects.

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Telling Time and Dates

Expressing the time of day and days of the week. Learn the vocabulary for months and seasons.

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Action Verbs: The Basics

Common infinitives and their stems. Understanding how to form basic imperative commands.

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Family and Relations

Vocabulary for family members and kinship terms. Using possessives within the family context.

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Colors and Qualities

Expanding your descriptive vocabulary. Using intensifiers like 'Bohat' and 'Bilkul'.

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Basic Conjunctions

Linking ideas with 'Aur', 'Ya', and 'Magar'. Creating compound sentences.

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Expressing Needs

Using the 'Chahiye' construction for 'want' or 'need'. Understanding the dative subject.

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A2 Chapters

Elementary · 3 Total Rules

You're building confidence. Grammar expands to past tense, comparisons, and connecting ideas with conjunctions.

Past tense forms Comparisons Connecting sentences

The Past State

Using 'Tha, Thi, The' to describe past conditions. Differentiating past states from past actions.

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What's Happening Now?

The Present Continuous tense using 'Raha Hai'. Describing ongoing actions in real-time.

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Looking Ahead: Future Tense

Using 'Ga, Ge, Gi' to express future intentions. Conjugating verbs for future certainty.

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The Oblique Case: Nouns

How nouns change when followed by a postposition. Mastering the 'A' to 'E' shift.

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The Oblique Case: Pronouns

Transforming 'Main' to 'Mujh' and 'Woh' to 'Us'. Essential changes for postpositional use.

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The Mysterious 'Ne' Particle

Introduction to ergativity in the past tense. When and why to use 'Ne' with transitive verbs.

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Comparing Things

Using 'Zyada' and 'Kam' for comparisons. Forming superlatives with 'Sab Se'.

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Ability and Permission

Using 'Sakta' for 'can' and 'Pana' for 'to manage'. Expressing physical and mental capability.

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Giving Directions

Adverbs of place and direction. Using 'Aage', 'Peeche', 'Daayen', and 'Baayen'.

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Past Continuous Actions

Using 'Raha Tha' to describe background actions in stories. Setting the scene in the past.

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Reflexive Pronouns

Using 'Apna' to refer back to the subject. Avoiding common mistakes with 'Mera' vs 'Apna'.

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Complex Postpositions

Using 'Ke Saath', 'Ke Liye', and 'Ke Baad'. Expanding your ability to link complex ideas.

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Expressing Compulsion

Using the infinitive with 'Hai' or 'Parna'. Distinguishing between 'have to' and 'must'.

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Adverbs of Manner

Describing how actions are performed. Using 'Aahista', 'Tezi Se', and 'Dhiyaan Se'.

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The Vocative Case

Addressing people directly in Urdu. Understanding the 'O' and 'A' endings in calls.

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B1 Chapters

Intermediate · 3 Total Rules

The breakthrough level. You can express opinions, describe experiences, and handle most travel situations. Grammar covers conditionals, modal verbs, and passive voice.

Conditionals Modal verbs Reported speech

The Perfective Aspect

Mastering the simple past tense for completed actions. Understanding verb stem changes.

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Present Perfect Mastery

Using 'Chuka Hai' and the perfective + 'Hai'. Connecting past actions to the present.

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The Past Perfect

Using 'Chuka Tha' for the 'past of the past'. Sequencing events in a narrative.

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Compound Verbs: Lena and Dena

Adding nuance to actions with 'Lena' (for self) and 'Dena' (for others). The concept of 'V+V' structures.

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Compound Verbs: Jana and Dalna

Using 'Jana' for completion and 'Dalna' for force. How auxiliary verbs change meaning.

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Relative Clauses: Jo and Woh

Connecting sentences using 'Jo' (who/which). Mastering the correlative structure.

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Real Conditionals

Using 'Agar... toh' for 'If... then' scenarios. Expressing likely outcomes and plans.

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The Passive Voice

Using 'Jana' to form the passive voice. When to focus on the action rather than the actor.

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Reported Speech

How to quote someone using 'Ke'. Understanding tense shifts in indirect speech.

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The Habitual Past

Using 'Karta Tha' to describe long-term past habits. Contrasting the past with the present.

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Sequential Actions: Kar Ke

Using the 'Kar' form to link two actions. 'Having done X, I did Y'.

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Expressing Duration

Using 'Se' to indicate 'since' or 'for'. Mastering time-based sentence structures.

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Infinitives as Nouns

Using the 'Na' form as a gerund. 'Swimming is good' and other abstract uses.

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B2 Chapters

Upper Intermediate · 2 Total Rules

You interact with fluency and spontaneity. Grammar at this level tackles advanced tenses, subjunctive mood, and nuanced sentence structures.

Advanced tenses Subjunctive mood Complex clauses

The Subjunctive Mood

Expressing doubt, desire, and possibility with 'Shayad'. Conjugating for the 'may' mood.

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Intensive Compound Verbs

Using 'Baithna' and 'Uthna' as auxiliaries for suddenness or regret. Deepening verb nuance.

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Conjunct Verbs

Forming verbs from nouns and adjectives using 'Karna' and 'Hona'. Expanding your action vocabulary.

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Causative Verbs: Level 1 & 2

Transforming 'Karna' to 'Karana' and 'Karwana'. Making someone do something.

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Unreal Conditionals

Using 'Kash' and the past conditional for regrets. 'If only I had...' structures.

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Advanced Negation

Using 'Na... Na' (neither... nor) and emphatic negation. Refining your 'No'.

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Participles as Adjectives

Using 'Hua' to describe states. 'The broken chair' and 'The sleeping child'.

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Complex Word Order

Moving sentence elements for focus and emphasis. Understanding the flexible SOV structure.

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Formal Honorifics

Using 'Hazrat', 'Janab', and 'Sahib'. Mastering the grammar of extreme respect.

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Nominalization

Turning entire clauses into noun phrases. Advanced sentence architecture.

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C1 Chapters

Advanced · 2 Total Rules

Near-native command. You understand implicit meaning and can use language flexibly. Grammar covers rare exceptions, stylistic variation, and formal registers.

Stylistic register Idiomatic structures Exception patterns

The Persian Izafat

Understanding the 'e' link in formal Urdu. Using Persian-style constructions like 'Sher-e-Punjab'.

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Arabic Plurals in Urdu

Recognizing broken plurals from Arabic. Mastering 'Ulema', 'Kutub', and other irregulars.

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Advanced Postpositional Phrases

Using 'Ba-wajood', 'Ba-mushkil', and other formal adverbial phrases. Refining prepositional logic.

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Nuances of Modal Verbs

Subtle differences between 'Chahiye', 'Lazmi', and 'Zaroori'. Mastering the 'ought to' spectrum.

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Rhetorical Devices

Using irony, sarcasm, and rhetorical questions in Urdu. Understanding cultural subtext.

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Formal Correspondence

The grammar of official letters and emails. Using high-register vocabulary and structures.

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Idiomatic Verb Phrases

Verbs that change meaning entirely in idioms. Mastering 'Dil Lagana' and 'Aankhein Pherna'.

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Advanced Connectors

Using 'Tahum', 'Chunanche', and 'Fil-waqt'. Linking complex arguments in essays.

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C2 Chapters

Mastery · 2 Total Rules

Full mastery. You can understand virtually everything and express yourself with precision. Grammar here refines the finest details of the language.

Literary grammar Nuanced expression Native-level precision

Classical Urdu Syntax

Studying the grammar of 18th and 19th-century prose. Understanding archaic word orders.

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The Grammar of Poetry

Introduction to 'Aroz' (meter) and how it affects grammar. License in poetic word choice.

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Archaic Verb Forms

Recognizing 'Kariyo' and other older imperative/subjunctive forms. Reading the classics.

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Stylistic Inversion

Total mastery of word order for aesthetic effect. Using inversion in high-level oratory.

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Dialectal Variations

Grammatical differences between Deccani, Lakhnawi, and Delhi Urdu. Final stylistic mastery.

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