This is the 25th most frequent Urdu word.
تھا
"تھا" is the masculine singular past tense form of "to be" in Urdu.
In this sentence, "تھا" indicates past tense, reflecting that the action of going to the market occurred in the past.
کل میں بازار گیا تھا۔
Yesterday, I went to the market.
Here, "تھا" is used to indicate past awareness or knowledge about an event.
مجھے پتہ تھا کہ وہ آئے گا۔
I knew that he would come.
In this example, "تھا" describes a past state or condition of the house being large.