bedroom
/ˈbedruːm/noun
उच्चारण बेड्रूम
शयनकक्ष
Basic word
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a room for sleeping in
शयनकक्ष
- a three-bedroom flat
- My bedroom faces the garden, so it stays cool in summer.
- The children share a bedroom on the first floor.
+ 1 more example
- She was reading in her bedroom when the lights went out.
Synonyms bedchamber sleeping quarters dormitory
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bedroom (countable noun) and numbers
Use bedroom as a countable noun and put the number before it, as in a three-bedroom flat. When used like this, bedroom stays singular.
'Bedroom' countable noun है और संख्या उसके पहले आती है, जैसे 'a three-bedroom flat'। इस प्रकार प्रयोग में bedroom singular ही रहता है।
- They rented a two-bedroom flat near the station.
- The house has four bedrooms and two bathrooms.
in / into / to the bedroom (prepositions)
Use in for location, into for entering, and to for going towards the room. With go to bed the word bed carries no article, unlike bedroom.
स्थान के लिए 'in', प्रवेश के लिए 'into' और कमरे की ओर जाने के लिए 'to' का प्रयोग होता है। 'Go to bed' में bed के साथ article नहीं आता, पर bedroom के साथ आता है।
- Radhika studies in her bedroom.
- He went into the bedroom to fetch a shawl.
bedroom + noun (modifier)
Bedroom can describe items kept in that room or things connected with it: bedroom window, bedroom slippers, bedroom door.
'Bedroom' उस कमरे की वस्तुओं या उससे जुड़ी चीज़ों का वर्णन कर सकता है: bedroom window, bedroom slippers, bedroom door।
- The bedroom window faces the garden.
- He kept his old books on the bedroom shelf.
a flat with + number + bedrooms
To describe size, say a flat with two bedrooms or a two-bedroom flat; never use a plural before the noun in the second form.
आकार बताने के लिए 'a flat with two bedrooms' या 'a two-bedroom flat' कहें; दूसरे रूप में noun से पहले plural का प्रयोग कभी न करें।
- A three-bedroom house is enough for a family of five.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bedroom
sparemasterguesttidyairyshared
- The guest bedroom opens onto a small balcony.
verb + bedroom
sharetidydecoratelockenter
- The two brothers share a bedroom.
bedroom + noun
windowdoorfurnitureslipperswallfloor
- She stuck a timetable on her bedroom wall.
number + bedroom + noun
one-bedroomtwo-bedroomthree-bedroomfour-bedroom
- They are looking for a three-bedroom flat in Pune.
“More examples 5
- Radhika turned her small bedroom into a quiet study corner.
राधिका ने अपने छोटे bedroom को शांत अध्ययन-कोने में बदल दिया।
- The cooler in the bedroom did not work during the heatwave.
लू के दौरान bedroom का कूलर काम नहीं कर रहा था।
- A bedroom should be cool, dark and quiet for good sleep.
अच्छी नींद के लिए bedroom ठंडा, अँधेरा और शांत होना चाहिए।
- The thief entered through the bedroom window while the family was away.
परिवार के बाहर रहने पर चोर bedroom की खिड़की से अंदर घुसा।
- Many students prefer to study in the living room rather than the bedroom.
कई विद्यार्थी bedroom के बजाय बैठक में पढ़ना पसंद करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ They live in a three-bedrooms flat.
✓ They live in a three-bedroom flat.
A number joined to a noun as a modifier keeps the noun singular.
संख्या के साथ जुड़कर modifier बनने वाला noun singular रहता है।
✗ She is sleeping in bedroom now.
✓ She is sleeping in the bedroom now.
Bedroom is a countable noun and needs an article or another determiner.
'Bedroom' countable noun है और इसके साथ article या अन्य determiner आवश्यक है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
bedchamber sleeping quarters dormitory
?Which word?
Keep the room words: bedroom, living room or drawing room, dining room, study, guest room, dormitory (a large bedroom for many people, in a hostel).
कमरों के शब्द याद रखिए: bedroom, living room या drawing room (बैठक), dining room, study, guest room, dormitory (छात्रावास में अनेक लोगों का बड़ा शयनकक्ष)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A two-bedroom or three-bedroom flat (also 2BHK and 3BHK in Indian English, meaning bedroom, hall and kitchen), master bedroom (the largest bedroom), bedroom community (a town where people live but travel elsewhere to work).
Collocations: a two-bedroom या three-bedroom flat (भारतीय English में 2BHK और 3BHK भी, अर्थात bedroom, hall और kitchen), master bedroom (सबसे बड़ा शयनकक्ष), bedroom community (ऐसा नगर जहाँ लोग रहते हैं पर काम के लिए कहीं और जाते हैं)।