Presumptive Mood

صیغۂ تخمین

About this concept

Expresses probability or conjecture. Formed with verb stem + تا/تی/تے + ہو + گا/گی/گے. وہ جاتا ہوگا (he probably goes). Also: ہوگا (must be), شاید (maybe). Unique to Hindi-Urdu among SAE languages.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level B2.

Examples

وہ اب تک پہنچ گیا ہوگا۔He must have arrived by now.

شاید بارش ہو رہی ہوگی۔It's probably raining.

وہ سو رہا ہوگا۔He must be sleeping.

اس نے سنا ہوگا۔He/She must have heard.

Prerequisite

Future TenseB1

More B2 concepts

Past Perfect (Pluperfect)ماضی بعید Passive Voiceمجہول Reported Speechبالواسطہ بیان Relative Clauses (جو...وہ)موصول جملے Complex Sentence Structuresمرکب جملے

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