anyone
/ˈeniwʌn/pronoun
उच्चारण एनिवन
कोई भी (व्यक्ति)
Basic word
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(used in negative sentences and questions) any person at all; used in positive sentences to mean 'it does not matter who'
कोई भी (व्यक्ति)
- Is anyone there?
- Anyone can learn English.
- Has anyone seen my umbrella?
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- She never lets anyone touch her books.
- Anyone can join the club if they are interested.
Synonyms anybody any person whoever
Opposite no one nobody
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
anyone + singular verb
Anyone is treated as singular, so the verb is singular.
'Anyone' को singular माना जाता है, इसलिए verb भी singular आती है।
- Is anyone absent today?
- Anyone who knows the answer may raise a hand.
not + anyone / hardly anyone
After a negative or a near-negative word, use anyone, not no one.
Negative या लगभग negative शब्द के बाद 'anyone' आता है, 'no one' नहीं।
- I did not tell anyone about the result.
- Hardly anyone attended the meeting.
anyone vs any one
Anyone means any person; any one (two words) stresses one single item of a group and is followed by of.
'Anyone' का अर्थ कोई भी व्यक्ति है; दो शब्दों वाला 'any one' समूह की किसी एक वस्तु पर बल देता है और इसके बाद 'of' आता है।
- Anyone can learn to swim.
- Any one of these routes will take you to the station.
anyone's / anyone else's
The possessive form is anyone's, and with else the apostrophe goes on else.
Possessive रूप 'anyone's' है, और 'else' के साथ apostrophe 'else' पर लगता है।
- Is this anyone's umbrella?
- She does not want to use anyone else's notes.
+Collocations 5
verb + anyone
askinvitetrustblamemeetsee
- You can ask anyone in the library for directions.
anyone + relative clause
anyone whoanyone thatanyone whoseanyone you know
- Anyone who wants a scholarship must apply by March.
anyone + else / here / in
anyone elseanyone hereanyone in the classanyone at home
- Did you invite anyone else to the party?
almost / hardly + anyone
almost anyonehardly anyonescarcely anyonejust about anyone
- Hardly anyone knew the answer.
question + anyone
Does anyone knowIs anyone comingHas anyone seenCan anyone help
- Does anyone know the way to the post office?
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- Anyone can join the reading club if they are interested.
यदि कोई रुचि रखता हो तो वह पाठक-मंडली में शामिल हो सकता है।
- Radhika did not see anyone she knew at the station.
राधिका को स्टेशन पर अपना कोई परिचित नहीं दिखा।
- Is there anyone here who speaks Bengali?
क्या यहाँ कोई है जो बंगाली बोलता हो?
- I will not tell anyone your secret.
मैं आपका रहस्य किसी को नहीं बताऊँगा।
- Anyone would have helped him in that situation.
उस स्थिति में कोई भी उसकी सहायता कर देता।
- Anyone who lives near the school may apply for the scholarship.
जो भी विद्यालय के पास रहता है, वह छात्रवृत्ति के लिए आवेदन कर सकता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Have anyone seen my pen?
✓ Has anyone seen my pen?
Anyone is singular, so the auxiliary is has.
'Anyone' singular है, इसलिए सहायक क्रिया 'has' आती है।
✗ I did not meet no one at the fair.
✓ I did not meet anyone at the fair.
Do not combine a negative verb with no one; use anyone.
Negative verb के साथ 'no one' न जोड़ें; 'anyone' का प्रयोग करें।
?Which word?
Keep apart anyone (one word, any person) and any one (two words, any single thing or person from a group: 'Choose any one of these options').
Anyone (एक शब्द, कोई भी व्यक्ति) और any one (दो शब्द, समूह में से कोई एक चीज़ या व्यक्ति: 'Choose any one of these options') को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Anyone takes a singular verb ('Anyone is welcome'); used in questions and negatives ('I don't know anyone here'), and in positive sentences meaning 'any person' ('Anyone can do it').
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: anyone singular verb लेता है ('Anyone is welcome'); प्रश्नों और नकारात्मक वाक्यों में ('I don't know anyone here'), और सकारात्मक वाक्यों में 'कोई भी व्यक्ति' के अर्थ में ('Anyone can do it') प्रयुक्त होता है।