چاہے
Urdu
Etymology
From second person singular aorist inflection of چاہنا (cāhnā, “to want, to desire, ought to”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑː.ɦeː/
- Rhymes: -eː
Conjunction
چاہے • (cāhe) (Hindi spelling चाहे)
- though, even if
- Synonym: خواہ (xāh, xvāh)
- چاہے برف پڑ رہی ہو تمہیں آنا ہی ہوگا
- cāhe barf paṛ rahī ho tumhẽ ānā hī hogā
- You will have to come even if it's snowing.
- either, whether, or
- چاہے وہ کراچی چلا جائے چاہے یہاں پر ہی رہے بس ملک چھوڑ کر نا جائے
- cāhe vo karācī calā jā'e cāhe yahā̃ par hī rahe bas mulk choṛ kar nā jā'e
- Whether he goes to Karachi or stays here, just let him not leave the country
Derived terms
- چاہے جتنا (cāhe jitnā, “however much, however great”)
- چاہے جو (cāhe jo, “whatever, whichever”)
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