ہم رات کا کھانا کھاتے ہیں۔ – Hum raat ka khana khate hain. – हमने रात का खाना खाया।

English: We eat dinner.

Grammar Focus:

Tense: Present Simple – used for habits, routines, or general actions that are regularly true.

Structure: Subject + Verb (base form for plural subjects) + Object.

Urdu Insight: In Urdu, "کھاتے ہیں" (khaatay hain) combines the verb "کھانا" (khaana, to eat) with the first-person plural form of "ہونا" (hona, to be). The phrase "رات کا کھانا" (raat ka khana) specifies "dinner" as the object, where "کا" (ka) is a possessive particle linking "رات" (night) to "کھانا" (food). For singular subjects, it becomes "کھاتا ہے" (khaata hai) for masculine or "کھاتی ہے" (khaati hai) for feminine.

Usage Tips: This structure is suitable for describing routine activities, especially daily habits like meals or recurring actions involving a direct object.

Use case Sentences:

We eat dinner at 7 PM.

They eat dinner together every night.

She eats dinner with her family.

Synonyms / Alternatives:

We have dinner.

We consume dinner.

We dine in the evening.

Common Mistake:

❌ We eats dinner. (Incorrect verb form for plural subject.)

✅ We eat dinner. (Correct with base verb for plural subject.)

Short Explanation:

"ہم رات کا کھانا کھاتے ہیں" (hum raat ka khana khaatay hain) ka matlab hai ke hum aksar ya routine mein raat ka khana khaatay hain.

"ہم" (hum) subject hai, "رات کا کھانا" (raat ka khana) object hai jo meal ko specify karta hai, aur "کھاتے ہیں" (khaatay hain) verb hai jo action ko bayan karta hai.

Yeh sentence daily routine ya habit ko zahir karta hai.

Practice Exercise:

1. We ___ dinner every evening. (eat)

Correct Answer: We eat dinner every evening.

2. He ___ dinner at 8 PM. (eat)

Correct Answer: He eats dinner at 8 PM.

3. Yesterday, they ___ dinner late. (eat)

Correct Answer: Yesterday, they ate dinner late.