What ustaad means
ustaad is written استاد in the Urdu script and means teacher (m) in English. It is taught in the Education & School lessons under School Vocabulary.
Forms of ustaad
ustaad is masculine and does not end in -a, so it stays ustaad before a postposition and in the plural. Only the oblique plural changes: ustaadon.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Direct | استاد ustaad | استاد ustaad |
| Oblique (before a postposition) | استاد ustaad | استادوں ustaadon |
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.
ustaad in example sentences
میں استاد ہوتا تھا۔
I used to be a teacher. Tatoeba #2058398
ہیرایامہ صاحب بہت اچھے استاد ہے۔
Mr. Hirayama is a very good teacher. Tatoeba #1564773
کیوٹو میں میرا بھائی استاد بن گیا۔
My brother in Kyoto became a teacher. Tatoeba #1526991
3 of 5 Tatoeba sentences that use ustaad in this sense. Example sentences from Tatoeba, licensed CC BY 2.0 FR. Contributors are named on each sentence page.
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