affectionate
/əˈfekʃənət/adjective
उच्चारण अफ़ेक्शनट
स्नेही, प्यार भरा, वात्सल्यपूर्ण
Core wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
- 1
showing feelings of liking or love
स्नेही, प्यार भरा, वात्सल्यपूर्ण
- Radhika is very affectionate towards her little cousins.
- an affectionate hug
- The affectionate dog licked her hand.
+ 3 more examples
- He wrote an affectionate letter to his grandmother.
- They are an affectionate couple who still hold hands.
- Her affectionate nature made her popular with everyone.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
affectionate + noun
Describes a person, animal or gesture that shows warm, caring feelings.
ऐसे व्यक्ति, जानवर या हाव-भाव का वर्णन करता है जो स्नेह और देखभाल की भावना दिखाए।
- Radhika is an affectionate daughter.
- He gave her an affectionate hug.
affectionate towards / with sb
Use towards or with to name the person who receives the affection; to is not usual.
स्नेह पाने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए towards या with का प्रयोग होता है; सामान्यतः to नहीं लगता।
- She is very affectionate towards her cousins.
- The dog is affectionate with children.
affectionate (adjective) vs affection (noun) vs affectionately (adverb)
Affection is the feeling; affectionate describes the person or action; affectionately says how something is done.
'Affection' भावना है; 'affectionate' व्यक्ति या कार्य का विवरण देता है; 'affectionately' बताता है कि कार्य कैसे किया गया।
- He patted the horse affectionately.
affectionate letter/note ending
In letters, 'affectionately yours' is a closing used with family members and close friends.
पत्रों में 'affectionately yours' परिवार और घनिष्ठ मित्रों के लिए अंत में लिखा जाता है।
- Affectionately yours, Radhika.
+Collocations 4
affectionate + noun
childnaturesmilehugnickname
- Her affectionate nature made her popular in the hostel.
adverb + affectionate
veryopenlyfiercelydeeplynaturally
- The cat is openly affectionate with its owner.
verb + affectionate
bebecomegrowremainseem
- He remained affectionate to his old friends.
affectionate + relationship word
fathergrandmotherbrotherteacher
- Their affectionate grandmother always saved the best sweets for them.
“More examples 5
- The old watchman was an affectionate man who fed every stray dog.
बूढ़ा चौकीदार एक स्नेही व्यक्ति था जो हर आवारा कुत्ते को खाना खिलाता था।
- She gave her younger sister an affectionate pat on the cheek.
उसने अपनी छोटी बहन के गाल पर स्नेह से थपकी दी।
- Labradors are affectionate and loyal pets.
लैब्राडोर स्नेही और वफ़ादार पालतू जानवर होते हैं।
- Radhika wrote an affectionate letter to her teacher after the results.
राधिका ने परिणाम के बाद अपने शिक्षक को एक स्नेहपूर्ण पत्र लिखा।
- His affectionate nickname for her was Chhotu.
उसके लिए उसका प्यार भरा उपनाम 'छोटू' था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She is very affectionate to her students.
✓ She is very affectionate towards her students.
The natural preposition after affectionate is towards or with; to is not idiomatic here.
'Affectionate' के बाद स्वाभाविक preposition towards या with है; यहाँ to उचित नहीं है।
✗ He has a lot of affectionate for his parents.
✓ He has a lot of affection for his parents.
After a lot of we need the noun affection, not the adjective.
'A lot of' के बाद noun 'affection' चाहिए, विशेषण 'affectionate' नहीं।
✗ The mother looked at her baby affectionate.
✓ The mother looked at her baby affectionately.
An adverb is needed to describe how she looked.
वह कैसे देख रही थी, यह बताने के लिए adverb 'affectionately' चाहिए।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
af·fec·tion·ate
§Grammar and usage
Affectionate towards or to.
'affectionate towards' या 'to' आता है।
Letter ending: 'Yours affectionately' is used to close a letter to a close relative or friend.
पत्र के अंत में 'Yours affectionately' निकट संबंधी या मित्र के लिए आता है।