Translation and Comprehension: Urdu to English/Hindi and Unseen Passage
Translation and Comprehension
This domain asks for tarjuma (translation) from Urdu into English or Hindi, plus answers on an unseen passage. Translation is judged on meaning, tense, agreement and natural word order - not word-for-word substitution. For comprehension, distinguish lafzi jawab (literal answer) from mafhoom (gist) and support the answer with a phrase from the passage.
Rules
- Identify the fail tense first: mazi = past; muzare = present/future; amr = imperative.
- Keep Urdu idiom figurative: 'aankh ka tara' = 'apple of the eye', not 'eye's star'.
- In English, use simple present for habitual actions marked by roz/aksar.
- In Hindi, preserve gender/number agreement; do not copy English word order.
- For unseen passages, answer in your own words unless the question says 'quote'.
Worked example
Urdu: 'Woh roz subah jaldi uthta hai.' English: 'He gets up early every morning.' Hindi: 'वह रोज़ सुबह जल्दी उठता है।' Reasoning: 'roz' signals habitual, so simple present; 'uthta hai' is third-person masculine singular; 'subah' is morning, 'jaldi' early. A weak translation 'He is getting up early daily' wrongly uses progressive for a habit.
Traps
Do not translate proverbs literally. Do not change singular to plural to sound smooth. Do not leave an Urdu word untranslated unless it is a proper noun. In comprehension, do not copy the whole passage; the examiner looks for the precise point.