👤 Pronouns

I, you, he/she - and the three "you" registers.

The personal pronouns

Urdu has six core personal pronouns. There is no separate he/she - yeh and woh do double duty as both demonstratives and 3rd-person pronouns.

میں

mainI

ہم

humwe

تم

tumyou (casual)

آپ

aapyou (formal / plural)

یہ

yehthis / he / she (near)

وہ

wohthat / he / she (far)

Three "you"s - pick wisely

tu (تو) is intimate - used with God, very young children, or insults. This app teaches only tum and aap. Use aap with elders, in-laws, strangers, and at work. Use tum with siblings, peers, and close friends.

aap is plural-grammatically

Even when aap refers to one person, the verb takes plural conjugation: "aap kaise hain?" (not hai). This is the politeness signal.

آپ کیسے ہیں؟

Aap kaise hain?How are you? (formal, m)

تم کیسے ہو؟

Tum kaise ho?How are you? (casual, m)