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Wednesday 16 August 2023

(3.1.10) Use of ‘Come What May’ with meaning and examples

Use of ‘Come What May’ with meaning and examples

‘Come what may’ का अर्थ होता है; ‘चाहे कुछ भी हो’, ‘चाहे जो हो जाये’,  या ‘कुछ भी हो जाये’. ‘Come what may’ का प्रयोग वाक्य के शुरू में या बाद में, कहीं भी किया जाता है.

Examples –

We will keep doing this task, come what may. हम इस कार्य को करते रहेंगे, चाहे कुछ भी हो जाये.

I promise to help you, come what may. मैं तुम्हारी सहायता करने का वादा करता हूँ, चाहे कुछ भी हो जाये.

Come what may, he will not change his plan. चाहे कुछ भी हो जाये, वह उसकी योजना को नहीं बदलेगा.

Come what may, we are always with you. चाहे जो हो जाये, हम हमेशा तुम्हारे साथ हैं.

Come what may, he will never tell a lie. चाहे जो हो जाये, वह कभी झूठ नहीं बोलेगा.

The End

 

Friday 28 July 2023

(3.1.9) Use of ‘Instead of’

Use of ‘Instead of’

‘Instead of’ एक phrasal preposition है. इसका अर्थ होता है; ‘के बजाय’ या ‘के स्थान पर’. इसके बाद gerund (verb + ing) या noun या pronoun आता है. ‘Instead of’ का प्रयोग वाक्य के शुरू में या बीच में किया जाता है.

उदाहरण –

Instead of doing that important work, he played football. या He played football instead of doing that important work. उस महत्वपूर्ण कार्य को करने के बजाय उसने फुटबॉल खेली.

I would like to read a newspaper instead of a magazine. मैं पत्रिका के बजाय अख़बार पढ़ना पसंद करूँगा.

Instead of drinking cold drinks in summer, we should drink buttermilk. गर्मी में कोल्ड ड्रिंक (ठण्डा पेय पदार्थ) पीने के बजाय हमें छाछ पीनी चाहिए. 

Tuesday 4 July 2023

(3.1.7) Use Of 'Its' and 'It' s' / Difference between 'its' and it's'

 

Use of ‘Its’ and ‘It's’ / Difference between ‘Its’ and ‘It's’

Use of ‘Its’ (इट्स)

‘Its’ सर्वनाम ‘It’ का सम्बन्ध सूचक विशेषण (Possessive Adjective) का रूप है. इसका अर्थ होता है ‘इसका / इसकी / इसके / उसका / उसकी / उसके.’

इसका प्रयोग किसी जानवर, निर्जीव वस्तु या किसी छोटे बच्चे के लिए अधिकार (possession) या स्वामित्व (ownership) का भाव प्रकट करने के लिए किया जाता है.

उदहारण -

A cow is a pet animal. Its milk is very useful for children. गाय एक पालतू पशु है. इसका दूध बच्चों के लिए बहुत उपयोगी होता है.

Udaipur is famous for its lakes. उदयपुर इसकी झीलों के लिए प्रसिद्ध है.

It is a well. Its platform is high. यह एक कुआ है. इसकी जगत ऊँची है.

The bird is sitting in its nest. चिड़िया उसके घोंसले बैठी हुई है.

The baby has broken its toy. बच्चे ने उसका खिलौना तोड़ दिया है.

Use of ‘It’s (इट्ज) -

‘It’s’ को ‘it is’ या ‘It has’ का संक्षिप्त रूप माना जाता है.

उदहारण –

It’s = It is

It’s raining now. = It is raining now. अभी वर्षा हो रही है.

It’s not a good idea. यह एक अच्छा विचार नहीं है.

It’s 2 o’clock. दो बजे हैं.

It’s very cold today. आज बहुत सर्दी है.

उदहारण –

It’s = It has

It’s been raining since morning. = It has been raining since morning. सुबह से वर्षा हो रही है.

A cow is a gentle animal. It’s two horns. (Here, it’s = it has) गाय एक विनम्र जानवर है. इसके दो सींग होते हैं.

It’s rained for two hours. दो घंटे तक वर्षा हुई है.

It’s been an unforgettable day. यह एक अविस्मरणीय दिन रहा है.

Exercise -

India is an old country. ----- people are peace loving. (Its / It’s)

---- been a nice day. (Its / It’s)

---- a nice day. (Its / It’s)

---- stopped raining. (Its / It’s)

----- been a long time I met you. (Its / It’s)

----- a temple. ------ its long history. (Its / It’s)

 

 

Sunday 21 May 2023

(3.1.7)Use of ‘What’ in Interrogative Sentences

 

Use of ‘What’ in Interrogative Sentences प्रश्नवाचक वाक्यों में ‘What’ का प्रयोग कब करें कब नहीं करें

When to use and when not to use ‘What’ in interrogative sentences

Rule – 1

यदि हिन्दी के प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य में ‘क्या’ शब्द वाक्य के शुरू में हो या प्रश्न का उत्तर ‘Yes’ या ‘No में दिया जा सके तो उस वाक्य का अंग्रेजी में अनुवाद करते समय ‘What’ का प्रयोग नहीं किया जाता है. Tense के अनुसार केवल सहायक क्रिया को ही उस वाक्य के subject (कर्ता) के पहले रखा जाता है. वाक्य का क्रम इस प्रकार रहता है –

Helping verb (tense के अनुसार) +Subject + Main verb + Object + Remaining part + ?

क्या वह कमरे में बैठा हुआ हुआ है ? Is he sitting in the room ?

क्या तुम वहाँ खेल रहे थे ? Were you playing there?

क्या राम धाराप्रवाह अंग्रेजी बोल सकता है? Can Ram speak English fluently ?

क्या वे यहाँ नहीं रहते हैं ? Do they not live here ?

Rule – 2

यदि हिन्दी के प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य में ‘क्या’ शब्द वाक्य के बीच में हो या प्रश्न का उत्तर ‘Yes’ या ‘No’ में नहीं दिया जा सके तो उस वाक्य का अंग्रेजी में अनुवाद करते समय ‘What’ का प्रयोग किया जाता है. Tense के अनुसार सहायक क्रिया को उस वाक्य के subject (कर्ता) के पहले रखा जाता है और ‘What’ को सहायक क्रिया से पहले रखा जाता है. वाक्य का क्रम इस प्रकार रहता है –

What +helping verb (tense के अनुसार) +Subject + Main verb + Object + Remaininig part + ?

वह क्या कर रहा है? What is he doing?

तुम वहाँ क्या खेल रहे थे ? What were you playing there?

वह मेरे बारे में क्या जानता है? What does he know about me ?

तुम क्या सीखते हो? What do you learn ?

The End


Monday 3 September 2018

(3.1.5) Special use of 'Matter'

What is the use of 'Matter' 

The following two special uses of 'Matter' are very common -
(A) Noun -
'What is the matter?' means 'What is the trouble?' or 'What is the difficulty?'
'What is the matter with your ears?' means 'What is wrong with your years?'
(B) Verb -
'It doesn't matter.' means 'It is not important.'
'It won't matter.' means 'It will do no harm.'

(3.1.4) The use of 'Just because'

What is the meaning of 'Just because' ? When is 'Just because' used ?

(A) 'Just because' is used to mean 'simply because'.
(B) 'Just because' is used for saying that even if one thing is true, this is not a reason for concluding that something else is true.
(C) 'Just because' का भाव होता है "यद्यपि एक बात सही है, तो यह आवश्यक नहीं है कि दूसरी भी सही हो "
Examples :
(1) Just because he is rich, it does not mean he is better than us.
(2) Just because I am your friend, it does not mean you always depend on me.
(3) Don't create problems for others just because you hold an office.

Friday 18 December 2015

(3.1.3) Use of 'Quite'

Quite / Use of 'Quite'

'Quite' means 'completely' when it is used with a word or phrase which can express the idea of completeness e.g.'full', 'empty', 'finished', 'wrong', 'right', 'all right', 'sure', 'certain', 'ready' etc. and when it is used with a (very)  strong adjective or adverbs such as 'perfect', 'amazing', 'horrible', 'extraordinary' etc.
Examples :
The box was quite empty.
She is quite wrong.
It is quite extraordinary, I cannot understand it all.

Friday 23 October 2015

(3.1.2) The Use of 'Only' / How to use 'Only'

How to use 'Only'?

Only: (adjective) sole, single. alone.
Only: (adverb) solely, exclusively.
Only: (conjunction) but, except.
Read the following sentences:
1. The old woman lost her only son.
2.Your son is only leaving now for the front.
In the sentence 1, the word 'only' means that the old woman had no other son except the son referred to.
In the sentence 2, the word 'only' emphasizes that the son is leaving now and did not leave earlier.
Some more uses of 'Only': 
(A) In the sense of 'exclusively' :
I want to buy only the latest edition of this book.
The TV is to be used for only educational purposes.
(B) In the sense of 'just', 'merely' :
He is only a child; how can he understand such a complex issue?
(C) When 'only' is used after 'can' or 'could', it stresses that there is no other option available than what has been said:
I can only sympathise with you.
We can only feel sorry for him.
(D) "Only' is used to emphasize the appropriateness of a certain course of action or behaviour:
Ramesh is your close friend. It is only natural that he rejoices at your victory.
Note:-
'Only' should be used immediately before the word that it modifies or refers to. Care should be taken in the use of 'only', else one may be misunderstood. Look at the following sentences:
1. Only Ram promised to give me a book. (i.e., Ram and nobody else.)
2. Ram only promised to give me a book.( i.e. Ram did not give it away.)
3. Ram promised to give me only a book. ( i.e. a book and nothing else.)
Some more examples -
Only Sita promised to help me.
Sita only promised to help me.
Only I saw her yesterday.
I saw only her yesterday.
I saw her only yesterday.

Saturday 26 September 2015

3.1.1 The use of 'Just'

What are the uses of 'Just'

The word 'Just' has various uses and meanings:
(1) 'Just' is used as an adverb of time with the present perfect tense:
The bell has just rung.
Here 'just' means 'a very short time ago.'
(2) Just = Exactly
This will be just the place.
The weather is just right, not too hot, not too cold.
(3) Just = Only
Just a minute.
There is just one apple left.
(4) Just = After a short time
The train is just going to start.
(5) Just = Approximately
It is just about ten o'clock.
Some more examples -
1. Every thing happened just as you said it would.
2. I was just leaving the house when you came.
3. Surely you are not serious. You are just joking.
4. This present is just what I was wanting.
5.My grandmother is just about ninety years old.

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