Bedeutung
The act of doing laundry.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In many Pakistani households, Monday is traditionally 'laundry day', though this is changing with modern appliances. The 'Dhobi Ghat' in Mumbai is the world's largest outdoor laundry, where thousands of clothes are washed daily by hand. Washing clothes at a river or canal is still common in villages, serving as a social hub for women. The transition from hand-washing to semi-automatic and then fully automatic machines marks a significant shift in domestic labor.
Verb Agreement
Always remember that in the past tense, the verb agrees with 'Kapre' (plural), not the person washing.
Aspiration
Make sure to aspirate the 'Dh' in 'Dhona'. If you say 'Dona', it means 'to give' (in some dialects) or refers to a leaf-bowl.
Bedeutung
The act of doing laundry.
Verb Agreement
Always remember that in the past tense, the verb agrees with 'Kapre' (plural), not the person washing.
Aspiration
Make sure to aspirate the 'Dh' in 'Dhona'. If you say 'Dona', it means 'to give' (in some dialects) or refers to a leaf-bowl.
Compound Verbs
You can add 'dena' to make it 'dho dena', which implies doing it for someone else or completing the task fully.
The 'Maasi' Context
If you are in Pakistan, you will often hear 'Maasi kapre dhone aayi hai' (The helper has come to wash clothes).
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'dhona'.
میں نے کل اپنے سارے کپڑے ______۔
Because 'Kapre' is masculine plural and the sentence is in the past tense with 'ne', the verb must be 'dhoye'.
Which sentence is the most natural way to say 'She is washing clothes'?
Choose the correct option:
Option B is the present continuous feminine form, which matches 'She is washing'.
Match the Urdu phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
Direct vocabulary matching.
Complete the dialogue.
احمد: کیا تم فارغ ہو؟ سارہ: نہیں، میں ______ رہی ہوں۔
The continuous form 'rahi hoon' requires the root 'dho'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Washing Actions
Household
- • کپڑے دھونا
- • برتن دھونا
- • فرش دھونا
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenمیں نے کل اپنے سارے کپڑے ______۔
Because 'Kapre' is masculine plural and the sentence is in the past tense with 'ne', the verb must be 'dhoye'.
Choose the correct option:
Option B is the present continuous feminine form, which matches 'She is washing'.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Direct vocabulary matching.
احمد: کیا تم فارغ ہو؟ سارہ: نہیں، میں ______ رہی ہوں۔
The continuous form 'rahi hoon' requires the root 'dho'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, for dry cleaning use 'Dry clean karwana'. 'Dhona' implies water.
It is almost always 'Kapre dhona' (plural) because you usually wash more than one piece of clothing.
You say 'Kapre dhone ki machine'.
It is neutral. It can be used in any setting, though formal writing might use 'Dhulai'.
A 'Dhobi' is a person whose profession is washing clothes.
Yes, in urban areas this is common, but 'Kapre dhona' is more traditional.
It means 'to wash clothes by hand'.
Yes, 'Gari dhona' means to wash a car.
Because 'dhona' is a transitive verb (it takes an object).
Yes, anyone who does or talks about laundry uses it.
Verwandte Redewendungen
برتن دھونا
similarTo wash dishes
منہ دھونا
similarTo wash one's face
ہاتھ دھونا
similarTo wash hands
دھلائی کرنا
synonymTo perform washing
کپڑے استری کرنا
builds onTo iron clothes
