ہم نے پچھلے اتوار کو ایک عجائب گھر کا دورہ کیا۔ – Humne pichle itwaar ko ek museum ka daura kiya. – हमने पिछले रविवार को एक संग्रहालय का दौरा किया।

English: We visited a museum last Sunday.

Grammar Focus:

Tense: Past Simple – used for completed actions that happened at a specific time in the past.

Structure: Subject + Ergative Marker + Time Phrase + Article + Object + Verb (past form).

Urdu Insight: In Urdu, "ہم نے پچھلے اتوار کو ایک عجائب گھر کا دورہ کیا" (hum ne pichle itwaar ko ek ajayib ghar ka daura kiya) uses "نے" (ne) as the ergative marker for the subject in past transitive sentences, with "کیا" (kiya) as the past masculine form of "دورہ کرنا" (daura karna, to visit), agreeing with the masculine noun "دورہ" (daura, visit). "پچھلے اتوار کو" (pichle itwaar ko) specifies the time with "کو" (ko) as a postposition. For feminine objects, the verb would adjust to "کی" (ki).

Usage Tips: This structure is ideal for recounting past outings, explorations, or cultural experiences at a defined time.

Use case Sentences:

We visited a museum last Sunday with friends.

They visited a museum last Sunday during vacation.

She visited a museum last Sunday alone.

Synonyms / Alternatives:

We toured a gallery last Sunday.

We explored an exhibit last Sunday.

We went to a museum last Sunday.

Common Mistake:

❌ We visit a museum last Sunday. (Incorrect tense for past action.)

✅ We visited a museum last Sunday. (Correct with past form "visited.")

Short Explanation:

"ہم نے پچھلے اتوار کو ایک عجائب گھر کا دورہ کیا" (hum ne pichle itwaar ko ek ajayib ghar ka daura kiya) means the group conducted an excursion to a cultural institution during the previous weekly rest day.

Subject ("ہم" - hum): This refers to "we," the first-person plural pronoun marked by "نے" (ne) in ergative case for past transitive actions. It is the main actor in the sentence.

Verb ("دورہ کیا" - daura kiya): This is the main action word, meaning "visited." It is a compound verb in past tense, with "کیا" (kiya) agreeing with the masculine "دورہ" (visit), indicating a completed outing.

Object ("ایک عجائب گھر کا" - ek ajayib ghar ka): This is the direct object, meaning "a museum," with "ایک" (ek, a) as the indefinite article, "عجائب گھر" (ajayib ghar, museum) as the noun, and "کا" (ka) linking to "دورہ" (visit).

Time Phrase ("پچھلے اتوار کو" - pichle itwaar ko): This means "last Sunday," with "پچھلے" (pichle, last) as the adjective, "اتوار" (itwaar, Sunday) as the noun, and "کو" (ko) indicating the specific time.

This sentence overall recalls a leisurely, educational past activity.

Practice Exercise:

1. We ___ the zoo last month. (visit)

Correct Answer: We visited the zoo last month.

2. She ___ the library yesterday. (visit)

Correct Answer: She visited the library yesterday.

3. They ___ the beach last summer. (visit)

Correct Answer: They visited the beach last summer.