bookshelf
/ˈbʊkʃelf/noun
उच्चारण बुक्शेल्फ़
किताबों की अलमारी, बुकशेल्फ़
Basic word
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a shelf for keeping books on
किताबों की अलमारी, बुकशेल्फ़
- Radhika arranged her exam books neatly on the bookshelf.
- a wooden bookshelf
- The top bookshelf holds my dictionaries.
+ 2 more examples
- He fixed a new bookshelf above his desk.
- The cat sleeps on the bookshelf beside the window.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a bookshelf (countable noun)
A bookshelf is a shelf, or a set of shelves, for keeping books on. The plural is bookshelves.
Bookshelf किताबें रखने की shelf या shelves का समूह है। इसका plural 'bookshelves' है।
- The top bookshelf holds the dictionaries.
- He built three bookshelves himself.
on / from the bookshelf
Use on for the books placed there, and from or off when you take something away.
वहाँ रखी किताबों के लिए 'on' और उठाने पर 'from' या 'off' आता है।
- Radhika took an atlas from the bookshelf.
- Put the novel back on the bookshelf.
bookshelf + noun
Bookshelf may come before another noun to name a related thing.
Bookshelf दूसरे noun से पहले आकर संबंधित चीज़ का नाम बना सकता है।
- The bookshelf space was not enough for all her novels.
bookshelf vs bookcase
A bookshelf is one shelf or a fixed shelf on a wall, while a bookcase is the whole free-standing unit.
Bookshelf एक shelf या दीवार पर लगी shelf है, जबकि bookcase पूरा अलग रखा जाने वाला फ़र्नीचर है।
- Fix a bookshelf on the wall or buy a bookcase.
bookshelf (figurative / digital)
In apps and websites, a bookshelf is the screen that shows the books you own.
Apps और वेबसाइटों में bookshelf वह screen है जिस पर आपकी किताबें दिखती हैं।
- The e-reader app shows my bookshelf on the first screen.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bookshelf
woodentalloverflowingbuilt-industy
- The tall bookshelf touched the ceiling.
verb + bookshelf
fillstackcleararrangereach
- She stacked the new books on the bookshelf.
bookshelf + noun
spaceunitlampdust
- A small bookshelf lamp lit the corner.
bookshelf + position
top bookshelfbottom bookshelfbedside bookshelfwall bookshelf
- The bedside bookshelf holds her night reads.
“More examples 7
- The bookshelf in my room is full of exam guides.
मेरे कमरे की bookshelf परीक्षा-गाइडों से भरी है।
- Radhika dusted every bookshelf before the guests arrived.
मेहमानों के आने से पहले राधिका ने हर bookshelf पर से धूल पोंछी।
- He kept his school trophy on the bookshelf above the desk.
उसने स्कूल की ट्रॉफ़ी मेज़ के ऊपर वाली bookshelf पर रखी।
- The bookshelves were arranged by author.
Bookshelves लेखक के अनुसार सजाई गई थीं।
- Grandfather made the bookshelf from a teak door.
दादाजी ने सागौन के दरवाज़े से bookshelf बनाई थी।
- The bottom bookshelf is reserved for heavy atlases.
सबसे नीचे की bookshelf भारी atlases के लिए रखी है।
- Radhika's father fixed a long bookshelf above her study table.
राधिका के पिता ने उसकी पढ़ाई की मेज़ के ऊपर लंबी bookshelf लगाई।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ There are three bookshelfs in the library.
✓ There are three bookshelves in the library.
Nouns ending in -f(e) often change to -ves in the plural: bookshelves.
-f वाले कई nouns का plural -ves होता है: bookshelves।
§Grammar and usage
Plural: bookshelves, with -ves (not 'bookshelfs').
Plural bookshelves है, जिसमें -ves आता है ('bookshelfs' गलत है)।