barn
/bɑːn/noun
उच्चारण बार्न
खलिहान, कोठार
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a large farm building for storing grain or keeping animals in
खलिहान, कोठार
- The hay is stored in the barn.
- After the harvest, the farmers stored their wheat in the barn.
- The bullocks were kept in the barn at night.
+ 2 more examples
- The farmer repaired the roof of the barn before the monsoon.
- Children played hide-and-seek in the old barn behind the house.
Synonyms granary shed outbuilding stable byre
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
barn (countable noun)
A barn is a large farm building; it is countable: a barn, two barns.
'Barn' खेत की बड़ी इमारत है; यह countable है: a barn, two barns।
- The farmer stored hay in the barn.
- The village has three old barns.
in the barn / into the barn
Use in for position and into for movement: the cows are in the barn; he led them into the barn.
स्थिति के लिए 'in' और गति के लिए 'into' आता है: the cows are in the barn; he led them into the barn।
- The cows are kept in the barn at night.
- She drove the bullock cart into the barn.
barn + noun / noun + barn
Common compounds: barn owl, barn door, barn dance, hay barn, cow barn.
आम compounds: barn owl, barn door, barn dance, hay barn, cow barn।
- A barn owl lives in the old barn.
- The villagers held a barn dance.
barn door (idiom: can't hit a barn door)
Someone who cannot hit a barn door is a very poor shot or batsman; the phrase is informal.
'Cannot hit a barn door' ऐसा व्यक्ति है जिसका निशाना या बल्लेबाज़ी बहुत खराब है; यह informal है।
- Our new bowler can't hit a barn door.
barn vs shed vs granary
A barn stores hay or grain and shelters animals; a shed is smaller and for tools; a granary stores grain only.
Barn में घास या अनाज रखा जाता है और पशु रहते हैं; shed छोटा होता है और औज़ारों के लिए; granary केवल अनाज रखने की जगह है।
- The tools are in the shed, but the grain is in the barn.
+Collocations 5
type + barn
haycowdairytobaccograin
- The hay barn was full after harvest.
adjective + barn
oldlargewoodenredempty
- They turned an old barn into a school.
verb + barn
buildfillcleanlockconvert
- The farmers built a barn before the monsoon.
barn + noun
owldoordanceswallowroof
- A barn swallow built its nest under the roof.
preposition + barn
in theinto theout of thebehind thenear the
- The tractor stands behind the barn.
“More examples 6
- The cattle were safe in the barn during the storm.
तूफान के दौरान मवेशी बाड़े में सुरक्षित थे।
- Radhika helped her uncle stack the hay in the barn.
राधिका ने अपने चाचा को खलिहान में घास का ढेर लगाने में मदद की।
- The old barn was turned into a library for the village children.
पुराने खलिहान को गाँव के बच्चों के लिए पुस्तकालय बना दिया गया।
- Wheat is kept in the barn until it is sold.
गेहूँ बिकने तक खलिहान में रखा जाता है।
- A barn owl hunts mice around the farm at night.
Barn owl रात में खेत के आसपास चूहों का शिकार करता है।
- Villagers gathered in the barn to hear the news.
गाँव वाले खबर सुनने के लिए खलिहान में इकट्ठे हुए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The farmer keeps his cows at barn.
✓ The farmer keeps his cows in the barn.
Barn needs the preposition in and an article.
'Barn' के साथ preposition 'in' और article चाहिए।
✗ The barn are full of hay.
✓ The barn is full of hay.
A singular subject takes is.
Singular कर्ता के साथ 'is' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Barn, shed and granary are all farm buildings with different uses.
Barn, shed और granary खेत की इमारतें हैं जिनके उपयोग अलग हैं।
A large building for hay, grain or animals.
घास, अनाज या पशुओं के लिए बड़ी इमारत।
- The barn was full of hay.
A small, simple building for tools or animals.
औज़ारों या पशुओं के लिए छोटी, साधारण इमारत।
- He keeps the cycle in the shed.
A building only for storing grain.
केवल अनाज रखने की इमारत।
- The granary was full after harvest.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart barn (a farm building) and baron (a nobleman; a powerful businessman).
Barn (खेत का भवन) और baron (सामंत; शक्तिशाली व्यवसायी) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Can't hit a barn door (be very bad at aiming).
Idiom 'can't hit a barn door' (निशाना लगाने में बहुत खराब)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A building for storing grain is a barn or granary; for horses a stable; for cows a byre or cowshed; for pigs a sty; for keeping hay a hayloft.
अनाज रखने का भवन barn या granary; घोड़ों का stable; गायों का byre या cowshed (गौशाला); सूअरों का sty; सूखी घास रखने का hayloft।