مچھلی تیرتی ہے۔ – Mashli tairti hai. – मछली तैरती है.

English: The fish swims.

Grammar Focus:

Tense: Present Simple – used for stating facts, general truths, or habits of animals.

Structure: Subject + Verb (base form, add -s/-es for third-person singular).

Urdu Insight: "تیرتی ہے" (teerti hai) combines "تیر" (swim) with "تی ہے" (ti hai) to indicate a habitual or natural action for a singular feminine subject like "مچھلی" (machhli). For a masculine subject, it would be "تیرتا ہے" (teerta hai).

Usage Tip: This structure is ideal for describing natural behaviors or general facts about animals, nature, or universal truths.

Use case Sentences:

The fish swims in the aquarium.

The bird flies high in the sky.

Synonyms / Alternatives:

The fish glides.

The fish moves through water.

Common Mistake:

❌The fish swim. (Wrong verb form for third-person singular.)

✅The fish swims. (Correct with -s for third-person singular.)

Short Explanation:

"مچھلی تیرتی ہے" (machhli teerti hai) ka matlab hai ke machhli aksar ya naturally teerti hai.

"مچھلی" (machhli) subject hai, aur "تیرتی ہے" (teerti hai) verb hai jo natural action ko dikhata hai.

Yeh sentence animal ki natural behavior ya general fact ko bayan karta hai.

Practice Exercise:

1. The fish ___ in the pond. (swim)

Correct Answer: The fish swims in the pond.

2. They ___ across the river. (swim)

Correct Answer: They swim across the river.

3. Yesterday, she ___ in the pool. (swim)

Correct Answer: Yesterday, she swam in the pool.