“How do I cancel a reservation?” in Punjabi: “ਮੈਂ ਬੁਕਿੰਗ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਰੱਦ ਕਰਾਂ?”

When to use it

Use it when you have a hotel or table booking and your plans have changed.

“How do I cancel a reservation?” — The sentence in English

In “How do I cancel a reservation?” the question needs ‘do’, and ‘cancel’ is a single verb.

How

adverbquestion word asking about the way or manner

do

auxiliary verbdo · tense: present · auxiliary that makes the question

I

pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter

cancel

verbcancel · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · main verb after "do I"

a

determinerindefinite article

reservation

nounnoun; in British English also "booking"

“ਮੈਂ ਬੁਕਿੰਗ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਰੱਦ ਕਰਾਂ?” — The sentence in Punjabi

In “ਮੈਂ ਬੁਕਿੰਗ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਰੱਦ ਕਰਾਂ?” the subjunctive ‘ਕਰਾਂ’ (should I do) asks what to do and shows no gender. ‘ਰੱਦ ਕਰਨਾ’ (make void) is the verb cancel, and ‘ਕਿਵੇਂ’ (how) sits right before it.

ਮੈਂ

pronoun'I'

ਬੁਕਿੰਗ

noun'booking, reservation'

ਕਿਵੇਂ

adverbquestion word 'how', before the verb

ਰੱਦ

adjective'void'; ਰੱਦ ਕਰਨਾ = to cancel

ਕਰਾਂ

verbਕਰਨਾ · form: subjunctive, 1st person · 'should I do'; no gender

English × Punjabi: What changes from one language to the other

English needs ‘do’ for the question; Punjabi changes the verb form instead.

Example conversation