نہ

This is the 39th most frequent Urdu word.


نہ

"نہ" in English means "no" or "not."


The word "نہ" is used here as a negation to indicate prohibition or advice against an action.

میں نے اسے منع کیا کہ وہاں نہ جائے۔

I advised him not to go there.


In this sentence, "نہ" is used as a conjunction for 'neither' in negative paired clauses.

نہ تم صحیح ہو، نہ وہ غلط ہے۔

Neither are you correct, nor is he wrong.


Here, "نہ" appears in an interrogative sentence to imply inability or refusal.

کیا آپ ہمارے ساتھ کھیل نہ سکتے ہیں؟

Can't you play with us?