another
/əˈnʌðə(r)/determiner, pronoun
उच्चारण अनदर
एक और; दूसरा
Basic word
- 1
one more; an additional person or thing; a different person or thing; a person or thing of the same type
एक और; दूसरा
- another cup of tea
- another day
- Try another one.
+ 3 more examples
- Would you like another slice of cake?
- I need another pen because this one has run dry.
- That is another matter altogether.
Synonyms one more an additional a further a different a second
Opposite same
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
another + singular countable noun
Another means 'one more' or 'a different one' and is always followed by a singular noun. It is a combination of an and other.
'Another' का अर्थ है 'एक और' या 'कोई दूसरा' और इसके बाद हमेशा singular noun आता है। यह an और other से बना है।
- Would you like another cup of tea?
- Let us try another way.
another + number + plural noun
Before a plural noun, another can be used only after a number or few: another three days, another few minutes.
Plural noun से पहले 'another' केवल संख्या या few के साथ आ सकता है: another three days, another few minutes।
- We need another two weeks to finish.
- Wait for another few minutes.
another as a pronoun; one another
As a pronoun, another stands alone: 'I have lost my pen. Please give me another.' One another means each other.
Pronoun के रूप में 'another' अकेला आता है: 'I have lost my pen. Please give me another.' 'One another' का अर्थ each other है।
- That book is old; take another.
- The students helped one another.
another vs the other / other
Another is for a new, undecided extra. The other points to the second of two known things. Other is used before plural nouns.
'Another' नए, अनिर्धारित अतिरिक्त के लिए है। 'The other' दो ज्ञात चीज़ों में से दूसरी की ओर संकेत करता है। 'Other' बहुवचन noun से पहले आता है।
- One hand holds the pen; the other holds the book.
- Other students left early.
+Collocations 4
another + noun
chanceattemptdaycupwayexample
- Radhika got another chance to write the test.
another + time phrase
another dayanother timeanother weekanother yearanother few minutes
- Let us meet another day.
one after another
one after anotherone anotheryet anotherfor one reason or another
- The guests arrived one after another.
verb + another
taketryask forpickfind
- If this key fails, try another.
“More examples 5
- Could I have another look at the paper before I submit it?
क्या मैं जमा करने से पहले एक बार और पर्चा देख सकता हूँ?
- She waited for another hour, but the train did not come.
उसने एक घंटा और प्रतीक्षा की, पर रेलगाड़ी नहीं आई।
- Wrong answers led to yet another mistake in the test.
गलत उत्तरों के कारण परीक्षा में एक और गलती हुई।
- The two friends spoke to one another in whispers.
दोनों मित्र आपस में फुसफुसाकर बात कर रहे थे।
- I did not like that shirt, so I bought another.
मुझे वह कमीज़ पसंद नहीं आई, इसलिए मैंने दूसरी खरीद ली।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Please give me another books.
✓ Please give me another book.
Another takes a singular noun; with plural books use other books.
'Another' के बाद singular noun आता है; plural 'books' के साथ 'other books' आता है।
✗ Give me the another pen.
✓ Give me the other pen.
Another already contains the article an, so it cannot follow the; use the other.
'Another' में article an पहले से है, इसलिए the के बाद नहीं आता; 'the other' का प्रयोग करें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Another, other and the other all point to a second thing, but they are used differently.
'Another', 'other' और 'the other' सभी दूसरी चीज़ की ओर संकेत करते हैं, पर इनका प्रयोग अलग है।
One more or one different, with singular nouns.
एक और या एक अलग, singular nouns के साथ।
- Take another sweet.
Used with plural or uncountable nouns.
बहुवचन या uncountable nouns के साथ प्रयुक्त।
- Other students came.
the other
The second of two things we already know.
दो ज्ञात चीज़ों में से दूसरी।
- The other shoe is missing.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart another (one more, singular) and other (plural or with 'the').
Another (एक और, singular) और other (plural या 'the' के साथ) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Another + singular countable noun ('another book', not 'another books'); but another + a number + plural noun ('another two weeks', 'another five students'); another is written as one word (an + other); one another (each other, for more than two in formal use).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: another + singular countable noun ('another book', 'another books' नहीं); पर another + संख्या + plural noun ('another two weeks', 'another five students'); another एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है (an + other); one another (औपचारिक प्रयोग में दो से अधिक के लिए एक-दूसरे)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
One after another (in a series), one way or another (by some means), another day, another dollar (life goes on the same way), that's another story (that is a different matter), yet another (one more, often showing annoyance: 'yet another delay').
Idioms: one after another (एक के बाद एक), one way or another (किसी न किसी तरह), another day, another dollar (जीवन वैसा ही चलता रहता है), that's another story (वह अलग मामला है), yet another (एक और, प्रायः खीझ दिखाते हुए: 'yet another delay')।