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Meanings
adverbnull
Used to indicate a time in the past.
ماضی میں وقت کی نشاندہی کرنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے۔
سے پہلے
se pehle
Synonyms
Common Collocations
- two days ago
- a week ago
- long ago
Example Sentences
I saw him two days ago.
میں نے اسے دو دن پہلے دیکھا۔
Main ne use do din pehle dekha.
She called me a few hours ago.
اس نے مجھے چند گھنٹے پہلے کال کی۔
Us ne mujhe chand ghante pehle call ki.
We visited that place long ago.
ہم نے اس جگہ کو بہت پہلے دیکھا تھا۔
Hum ne is jagah ko bohat pehle dekha tha.
Easily Confused With
ago:Often confused with 'before,' but 'ago' specifically refers to time elapsed since an event.
💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'ago' as a marker indicating how far back in time an event occurred.
Imagine a clock moving backward to represent the past.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "āgan" — to own
First known use: 14th century
The word has evolved in usage to denote a point in time in the past, typically used in relation to verbs indicating a duration ago.