Police

• By: Cheema Y, Jasmeen Akhtar
• Album: Young G.O.A.T

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
police /pəˈliːs/ A1	noun - a civil force responsible for maintaining order and enforcing the law.
photo /ˈfoʊtoʊ/ A1	noun - a photograph
stop /stɑːp/ A1	verb - to bring to an end
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - move or travel; proceed.
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - of the darkest color; like coal or soot.
jaan /dʒɑːn/ A2	noun - life, soul, dear one (term of endearment)
duty /ˈduːti/ A2	noun - A moral or legal obligation; a responsibility.
village /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a community of people smaller than a town
border /ˈbɔːrdər/ B1	noun - a line separating two countries or regions.
import /ɪmˈpɔːrt/ B1	verb - bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.
brown /braʊn/ B1	adjective - of a color like chocolate or soil.
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ B1	noun - an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, or insufficient knowledge.
gold /ɡoʊld/ B1	noun - a precious yellow metal
container /kənˈteɪnər/ B2	noun - a thing used for holding or storing something.
arab /ˈærəb/ B2	noun - a member of an Arabic-speaking people.
galti /ˈɡʌlti/ Unkown	noun - Mistake (Punjabi)

Grammar:

• O ki rkhya aa tera mere sheher ve

  ➔ Possessive Pronoun with Emphasis

  ➔ The use of "tera" (yours) emphasizes possession and importance, questioning what he has of value in the city. The 've' is a term of endearment/address.

• Talda kiu ni ena kare kair ve

  ➔ Interrogative with Emphasis on Inability/Refusal

  ➔ The use of "kiu ni" (why not) implies a challenge, questioning the refusal to stop causing harm. 'Kare kair' means causing destruction.

• Das kidi kand utey photo tangni

  ➔ Indirect Question with Possessive Adjective

  ➔ "Das kidi kand utey photo tangni" is asking whose wall (kidi kand) the photo should be hung on.

• Tu akhe talja ni kida taliye

  ➔ Rhetorical Question with Condition

  ➔ This is a rhetorical question. "Tu akhe talja ni kida taliye" translates to "You say stop, how can I stop?".

• Puthe kama vich mere nal police rali ae

  ➔ Passive Voice with Instrumental Phrase

  ➔ "Police rali ae" (police are involved/allied) indicates complicity. The phrase means 'The police are involved with me in bad deeds'. "Nal" means with.

• Kam tenu pene a stop krne

  ➔ Future Obligation

  ➔ "Kam tenu pene a stop krne" translates to "You will have to stop the work". 'Pene a' signifies the future necessity or obligation.

• Containera ch ayea aa sman border'on

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase indicating Origin/Source

  ➔ The phrase "border'on" functions as an adverbial phrase specifying the origin of the 'sman' (goods). It indicates that the goods came from across the border.

• Munde sohniye brown a black krde

  ➔ Informal Causative Construction

  ➔ "Munde sohniye brown a black krde" The verb "krde" here implies "making" something happen. So it would be 'The beautiful boys are making brown things black'. It's slang but functions like a causative.