article
/ˈɑːtɪkl/noun
उच्चारण आर्टिकल
लेख; अनुच्छेद; वस्तु; उपपद (a, an, the)
Basic word
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a piece of writing about a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine; a separate part of an agreement, a law or a constitution; a particular item or separate thing; (grammar) the words a, an and the
लेख; अनुच्छेद; वस्तु; उपपद (a, an, the)
- a newspaper article
- Article 21
- articles of clothing
+ 3 more examples
- I read an interesting article about climate change.
- The magazine published her article on women in sport.
- Which article of the Constitution deals with equality?
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
an article on / about / in sth
Use article on or about for the topic and article in for the publication; the writer is shown by by.
विषय के लिए 'article on' या 'about' और प्रकाशन के लिए 'article in' का प्रयोग होता है; लेखक को 'by' से दर्शाया जाता है।
- I read an article on climate change in The Hindu.
- She wrote an article about village schools.
Article 21 / under Article 370 (law and constitution)
In law, an article is a numbered section of a constitution or agreement, written with a capital A before its number.
कानून में article संविधान या समझौते का क्रमांकित खंड होता है, जिसे संख्या से पहले capital A के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- Article 21 of the Constitution protects the right to life.
- The agreement has twelve articles.
an article of clothing / furniture (item)
In this sense, article means a single object, and it is usually followed by of and a general noun like clothing.
इस अर्थ में article एक अकेली वस्तु है, और इसके बाद प्रायः 'of' और clothing जैसा सामान्य noun आता है।
- Each passenger may carry one article of hand luggage.
- She packed every article of clothing she owned.
a / an / the (grammar): use of articles
In grammar, the articles are a, an and the; a and an are indefinite, and the is definite; an is used before a vowel sound.
व्याकरण में articles a, an और the हैं; a और an अनिश्चित हैं और the निश्चित है; 'an' vowel sound से पहले आता है।
- Use an article before the singular noun 'umbrella'.
- A, an and the are the three articles in English.
+Collocations 4
verb + article
writepublishreadsubmitquote
- The editor published her article on the front page.
adjective + article
featurenewsfront-pageonlinenewspaper
- He read a feature article about the monsoon.
article + noun
writernumbertitleheading
- The article writer received many letters from readers.
article of + noun
faithclothingfurniturevalue
- Honesty is an article of faith with her.
“More examples 5
- Radhika wrote an article on water saving for the school magazine.
राधिका ने स्कूल की पत्रिका के लिए जल-संरक्षण पर एक लेख लिखा।
- Article 14 of the Constitution guarantees equality before the law.
संविधान का अनुच्छेद 14 कानून के सामने समानता की गारंटी देता है।
- Customs officers checked every article in the bag.
सीमा-शुल्क अधिकारियों ने बैग की हर वस्तु की जाँच की।
- The article in the newspaper praised the new library.
अख़बार के लेख ने नए पुस्तकालय की प्रशंसा की।
- Radhika read an editorial in the newspaper and cut out the article for her notes.
राधिका ने अख़बार में संपादकीय पढ़ा और अपने नोट्स के लिए वह लेख काट लिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He wrote a article for the magazine.
✓ He wrote an article for the magazine.
Article begins with a vowel sound, so it takes an, not a.
'Article' vowel sound से शुरू होता है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'a' नहीं बल्कि 'an' आता है।
✗ I read an article of Indian history.
✓ I read an article on Indian history.
The topic of an article is introduced by on or about, not of.
लेख का विषय 'on' या 'about' से बताया जाता है, 'of' से नहीं।
✗ I have read this article in the Times of India yesterday.
✓ I read this article in the Times of India yesterday.
A finished past time word like yesterday needs the simple past, not the present perfect.
'Yesterday' जैसे बीते समय के शब्द के साथ simple past आता है, present perfect नहीं।
¶Idioms 1
the genuine article
(informal) the real thing, not a copy or imitation
असली चीज़, खरा माल
- This is not a fake watch — it's the genuine article.
- After many imitators, she is the genuine article.
§Grammar and usage
Articles are the definite article (the) and the indefinite articles (a, an); a before consonant sounds ('a university'), an before vowel sounds ('an hour'); no article before plural or uncountable nouns used generally ('Water is necessary'); the before unique things ('the sun'), rivers, oceans and mountain ranges ('the Ganga', 'the Himalayas'), and superlatives ('the best').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: articles में definite article (the) और indefinite articles (a, an) हैं; व्यंजन-ध्वनि से पहले a ('a university'), स्वर-ध्वनि से पहले an ('an hour'); सामान्य अर्थ में प्रयुक्त plural या uncountable nouns से पहले article नहीं ('Water is necessary'); अद्वितीय चीज़ों ('the sun'), नदियों, महासागरों और पर्वत शृंखलाओं ('the Ganga', 'the Himalayas') और superlatives ('the best') से पहले the।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Article of faith (something that you believe in very strongly).
Collocation 'article of faith' (जिस पर बहुत दृढ़ विश्वास हो)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Indian Constitution originally had 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules; now it has about 448 articles (still numbered up to 395) in 25 parts and 12 schedules; Article 21 guarantees the right to life and personal liberty.
भारतीय संविधान में मूलतः 22 भागों और 8 अनुसूचियों में 395 अनुच्छेद थे; अब 25 भागों और 12 अनुसूचियों में लगभग 448 अनुच्छेद हैं (क्रमांक अभी भी 395 तक); अनुच्छेद 21 जीवन और व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता का अधिकार देता है।