anything
/ˈeniθɪŋ/pronoun
उच्चारण एनिथिंग
कुछ भी
Basic word
- 1
(used in negative sentences and questions) a thing of any kind; used in positive sentences to mean 'any thing, it does not matter what'
कुछ भी
- Do you need anything?
- You can eat anything here.
- I can't see anything in this dark room.
+ 2 more examples
- Ask me anything about the syllabus.
- Have you got anything to eat?
Synonyms something whatever any object
Opposite nothing
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
anything + adjective
An adjective comes after anything, not before it.
Adjective 'anything' के बाद आता है, उससे पहले नहीं।
- Is there anything interesting on the news today?
- I did not find anything useful in that book.
anything + singular verb
Anything is singular and takes a singular verb.
'Anything' singular है और इसके साथ singular verb आती है।
- Anything is possible if you work hard.
- Is anything wrong?
not + anything / hardly anything
In negatives and questions, anything replaces something; hardly anything means almost nothing.
नकारात्मक वाक्यों और प्रश्नों में 'something' के स्थान पर 'anything' आता है; 'hardly anything' का अर्थ लगभग कुछ नहीं है।
- He did not say anything.
- There is hardly anything left in the box.
anything but + adjective
Anything but means not at all, and is followed by an adjective or noun.
'Anything but' का अर्थ 'बिल्कुल नहीं' है, और इसके बाद adjective या noun आता है।
- The film was anything but boring.
- The exam was anything but easy.
as ... as anything / like anything
In informal speech, these phrases stress a quality very strongly.
अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में ये वाक्यांश किसी गुण पर बहुत ज़ोर देते हैं।
- She ran like anything to catch the train.
+Collocations 4
verb + anything
eatbuyneedmindsaydo
- Do you need anything from the market?
anything + adjective
anything specialanything newanything unusualanything wronganything else
- Did you notice anything unusual about the room?
anything + preposition
anything to eatanything to doanything for youanything of value
- Is there anything to eat at home?
fixed phrases
anything butanything goesif anythingfor anything
- If anything, the second paper was easier.
“More examples 5
- Radhika would do anything to crack the banking exam.
राधिका बैंकिंग परीक्षा पास करने के लिए कुछ भी करेगी।
- Did the guard see anything suspicious last night?
क्या पहरेदार ने कल रात कुछ संदिग्ध देखा?
- I am not afraid of anything when I am prepared.
जब मैं तैयार होता हूँ तब मुझे किसी चीज़ से डर नहीं लगता।
- Anything you say may be used against you.
आप जो कुछ भी कहेंगे, उसका आपके विरुद्ध उपयोग किया जा सकता है।
- He was anything but happy about the results.
वह परिणामों से बिल्कुल भी प्रसन्न नहीं था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Have you got anything interested?
✓ Have you got anything interesting?
Use the -ing adjective for the thing that causes interest.
रुचि पैदा करने वाली वस्तु के लिए -ing वाला adjective लगता है।
✗ Anything are possible if you try.
✓ Anything is possible if you try.
Anything is singular and takes is.
'Anything' singular है और इसके साथ 'is' आता है।
§Grammar and usage
Anything takes a singular verb; adjectives come after it ('anything special'); 'not anything' means 'nothing' ('I didn't eat anything' = 'I ate nothing').
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: anything singular verb लेता है; adjectives इसके बाद आते हैं ('anything special'); 'not anything' का अर्थ 'nothing' है ('I didn't eat anything' = 'I ate nothing')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Anything but (not at all: 'He is anything but lazy'), if anything (used to suggest the opposite may be true), as easy as anything (very easy), like anything (very much: 'She ran like anything').
Idioms: anything but (बिलकुल नहीं: 'He is anything but lazy'), if anything (यह सुझाने के लिए कि विपरीत सच हो सकता है), as easy as anything (बहुत आसान), like anything (बहुत अधिक: 'She ran like anything')।