adolescence
/ˌædəˈlesns/noun
उच्चारण ऐडलेस्न्स
किशोरावस्था
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the time in a person's life when they develop from a child into an adult, roughly between the ages of 13 and 19
किशोरावस्था
- Adolescence is a time of rapid physical and emotional change.
- He spent his adolescence in a small town in Bihar.
- Many students face pressure during adolescence.
+ 3 more examples
- She grew taller during her adolescence.
- He remembered his adolescence as a happy time.
- Doctors explain how the body changes in adolescence.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in / during adolescence
Use in or during with no article when you speak of this stage of life in general.
जीवन की इस अवस्था की सामान्य बात करते समय बिना article के 'in' या 'during' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Many habits are formed in adolescence.
- Mood swings are common during adolescence.
early / late + adolescence
Adjectives such as early and late mark a part of this stage; the noun stays uncountable.
Early और late जैसे adjectives इस अवस्था के किसी भाग को दर्शाते हैं; noun uncountable रहता है।
- Boys often grow tall in early adolescence.
adolescence (noun) vs adolescent (noun / adjective)
Adolescence is the period; an adolescent is a person in it, and the word can also be an adjective.
'Adolescence' अवस्था का नाम है; 'adolescent' उस अवस्था का व्यक्ति है, और यह शब्द adjective भी हो सकता है।
- An adolescent needs plenty of sleep.
- She wrote about her adolescent years.
since / from + adolescence
Use since or from to show a habit or condition that began in this stage and continued.
जब कोई आदत या स्थिति इस अवस्था में शुरू होकर आगे चली हो, तब 'since' या 'from' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He has loved cricket since adolescence.
+Collocations 4
adjective + adolescence
earlylatetroubleddifficulthappy
- Late adolescence is when many students choose a career.
verb + adolescence
reachentergo throughsurviveleave behind
- Children enter adolescence at different ages.
adolescence + noun
yearsstageproblemsgrowthcrisis
- Counsellors help students with adolescence problems.
preposition + adolescence
induringthroughsinceafter
- He suffered from shyness during adolescence.
“More examples 5
- Adolescence is a period of rapid physical and emotional change.
किशोरावस्था तीव्र शारीरिक और भावनात्मक परिवर्तन का समय है।
- Radhika's love of poetry began in adolescence.
राधिका का कविता के प्रति प्रेम किशोरावस्था में शुरू हुआ।
- Good nutrition is especially important in adolescence.
किशोरावस्था में अच्छा पोषण विशेष रूप से महत्वपूर्ण है।
- The novel describes a village boy's journey through adolescence.
उपन्यास एक ग्रामीण लड़के की किशोरावस्था की यात्रा का वर्णन करता है।
- Parents often find communication difficult during their children's adolescence.
अपने बच्चों की किशोरावस्था के दौरान माता-पिता को अक्सर संवाद करना कठिन लगता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He became a doctor in his adolescent.
✓ He became a doctor in his adolescence.
Adolescent is a person or an adjective; the stage of life is adolescence.
'Adolescent' व्यक्ति या विशेषण है; जीवन की अवस्था का नाम 'adolescence' है।
✗ In the adolescence, children want freedom.
✓ In adolescence, children want freedom.
Do not use the before adolescence when speaking of the stage in general.
इस अवस्था की सामान्य बात करते समय 'adolescence' से पहले 'the' नहीं लगता।
✗ Adolescences are a difficult time.
✓ Adolescence is a difficult time.
Adolescence is uncountable here and takes a singular verb.
यहाँ 'adolescence' uncountable है और इसके साथ singular verb आती है।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
ad·o·les·cence
§Grammar and usage
Keep the life stages: infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, middle age, old age.
जीवन के चरण याद रखिए: infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, middle age, old age।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The period between childhood and adulthood; the person is an adolescent or teenager.
'बचपन और वयस्कता के बीच की अवधि' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; ऐसा व्यक्ति adolescent या teenager कहलाता है।