The Urdu word for "to be" is "hona". Memorizing its conjugation is essential since it's so frequently used, not only by itself, but for conjugating other verbs as well (as we will see in later lessons).
- main hoon = I am
- aap hain = you are
- tum ho = you are
- tu hai = you are
- yeh/voh hai = he/she/it is
- ham hain = we are
- yeh/voh hain = they are
Note that the letter n in "hoon" and "hain" are soft n's -- they're pronounced the way you would pronounce the letter n in the French word, "bon".
To use the verb in conjunction with a noun or adjective, you can insert the noun or adjective in between the pronoun and the verb :
- Tum mera beta ho = You're my son
- Voh dur hain = They're late
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