Pashto:Family Names and Its Plural form

Lesson three
Part:5

Irregular Family Names:

Here are four irregular forms of kinship terms.

1.English..My uncle is very upset.
                   My uncles are very upset.

Urdu........Mera chacha bohat pareshan hai.( its to explain u in terms of singular way but we usually  say "..meray chacha bohat pareshan hain" as to give him respect.
Meray chacha bohat pareshan hain.

Pashto....Zama tra der khafa de.
                 Zama trona der khafa dee.

2.English...He is a good father.
                 They are good fathers.

Urdu.......Wo aik acha baap  hai.
                 Woo achy baap hain

Pashto....Hagha yu kha plar de.
                  Haghavi kha plaraan dee.

3.English..Your brother is very strong.
                    Your brothers are very strong.

Urdu.........Tumhara bhai bohat taqatwar hai.
                   Tumharay bhai bohat taqatwar hain.

Pashto....Sta ror der takra de.
                  Sta wronna der takra dee.

4.English...My mother is tired.
                    Our mothers are tired.
  

Urdu....Meri ma thaki hoi hai.
             Humeri maein thaki hoi hain.

Pashto..Zama more starey da.
               Zamung meyande stare dee.

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