What dukaan means
dukaan is written دکان in the Urdu script and means shop in English. It is taught in the Going Out lessons under Bazaar & Shops.
Forms of dukaan
dukaan is feminine: the plural adds -en (dukaanen) and the oblique plural -on (dukaanon). The singular does not change before a postposition.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Direct | دکان dukaan | دکانیں dukaanen |
| Oblique (before a postposition) | دکان dukaan | دکانوں dukaanon |
Gender is taken from the course word list. The postposition rule is explained on the postpositions page, and how gender works on the noun gender page.
dukaan in example sentences
تمھیں دکان سڑک کے کونے میں ملے گی۔
You'll find the shop around the corner. Tatoeba #1438138
میں دکان کے اوپر فلیٹ میں رہتا ہوں۔
I live in a flat above a shop. Tatoeba #1812356
2 of 3 Tatoeba sentences that use dukaan in this sense. Example sentences from Tatoeba, licensed CC BY 2.0 FR. Contributors are named on each sentence page.
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