I am an american born Pakistani who only began to learn Urdu late in life (age 18 or so). 10 years later, I am somewhat proficient in the language, but not fluent by any means. Through my years of speaking and book study, this book answers most of the many questions which I have had and which no one
Urdu, an Essential Grammar
โ Scribed by Ruth Laila Schmidt
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 352
- Edition
- First Edition
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
This is a reference guide to the most important aspects of the language as it is used by native speakers today.
โฆ Table of Contents
BOOK COVER
TITLE
COPYRIGHT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
1 NOUNS
2 PRONOUNS
3 ADJECTIVES
4 ADVERBS
5 POSTPOSITIONS
6 VERBS
7 COMPOUND VERBS
8 INTRANSITIVE, TRANSITIVE AND CAUSATIVE VERBS
9 PARTICIPLES AS QUALIFIERS
10 WORD ORDER AND AGREEMENT IN SENTENCES
11 RELATIVE-CORRELATIVE SENTENCES
12 PARTICLES, INTERJECTIONS AND CONJUNCTIONS
13 NUMBERS AND TIME
14 PERSIAN ELEMENTS IN URDU
15 ARABIC ELEMENTS IN URDU
16 CEREMONIOUS AND PIOUS SPEECH
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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