boy
/bɔɪ/noun
उच्चारण बॉइ
लड़का, बालक; बेटा
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a male child or a young man; a son
लड़का, बालक; बेटा
- a ten-year-old boy
- The little boy proudly showed his drawing to the class.
- The boy ran across the field to catch the kite.
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- Every boy in the village wanted to join the cricket team.
- They have two boys and a girl.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
boy (countable noun) and possessive
Boy is countable. The possessive of one boy is boy's and of several boys is boys'; boys' school shows the plural possessive.
'Boy' countable है। एक लड़के का possessive boy's और कई लड़कों का boys' होता है; 'boys' school' plural possessive है।
- The boy's bag was left in the bus.
- She teaches in a boys' school.
number + year(s) + old + boy
When age is used before the noun it becomes a hyphenated adjective and years stays singular: a ten-year-old boy.
जब आयु noun से पहले आती है तो वह hyphen वाला adjective बन जाती है और 'year' singular रहता है: a ten-year-old boy।
- A ten-year-old boy topped the quiz.
- The boy is ten years old.
boy as address and exclamation
In speech boy is used to address a young male; oh boy! shows surprise or excitement. Calling an adult man a boy can be rude.
बोलचाल में 'boy' किसी लड़के को संबोधित करने के लिए आता है; 'oh boy!' आश्चर्य या उत्साह दिखाता है। किसी वयस्क पुरुष को boy कहना अपमानजनक हो सकता है।
- Oh boy, the exam is tomorrow!
- Come here, boy, and sit down.
boy + noun compounds
Boy forms compounds such as boyfriend, boyhood and boy scout. Boyfriend takes the singular boy.
'Boy' से boyfriend, boyhood और boy scout जैसे compound बनते हैं।
- His boyhood was spent in a village in Punjab.
+Collocations 5
adjective + boy
littleyoungnaughtyclevercheerfulpoor
- The clever boy solved the puzzle in a minute.
verb + boy
raisescoldteachpunishreward
- The teacher rewarded the boy for honesty.
boy + noun
friendbandscouthoodwonder
- The boy scouts cleaned the beach.
noun + boy
schoolpapercowteashop
- The paper boy delivers news before sunrise.
boy + preposition
fromwithofinat
- The boy from the next village won the race.
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- The little boy waved from the train window.
छोटे लड़के ने ट्रेन की खिड़की से हाथ हिलाया।
- Boys will be boys, but they must still respect their elders.
लड़के तो लड़के ही रहेंगे, फिर भी उन्हें बड़ों का सम्मान करना चाहिए।
- The shopkeeper's boy delivered the groceries on a bicycle.
दुकानदार का लड़का साइकिल पर सामान पहुँचाने आया।
- As a boy, Radhika's father walked five kilometres to school.
बचपन में राधिका के पिता पाँच किलोमीटर पैदल चलकर विद्यालय जाते थे।
- Oh boy, the bus has already gone!
अरे यार, बस तो पहले ही निकल चुकी!
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a ten years old boy.
✓ He is a ten-year-old boy.
Before a noun, age forms a hyphenated adjective and year stays singular.
Noun से पहले आयु hyphen वाला adjective बनती है और 'year' singular रहता है।
✗ This is a boy's school with five hundred students.
✓ This is a boys' school with five hundred students.
A school for many boys needs the plural possessive boys', not boy's.
कई लड़कों के विद्यालय के लिए plural possessive 'boys'' लगता है, 'boy's' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All name a young male, but they differ in age and tone.
तीनों युवा पुरुष का नाम हैं, पर आयु और लहजे में अंतर है।
A male child or young man; the plain word.
लड़का या युवक; सामान्य शब्द।
- The boy rode his bike home.
Informal, mostly British; a boy or young man, often friendly.
Informal, मुख्यतः British; लड़का या युवक, प्रायः स्नेह के साथ।
- The lad from the next street plays cricket well.
A young person, usually male, in the teenage or early adult years.
युवा व्यक्ति, प्रायः पुरुष, किशोर या आरंभिक वयस्क अवस्था में।
- A youth from the village won the medal.
¶Idioms 4
boys will be boys
(saying) you should not be surprised when boys or men behave in a noisy or rough way, because that is typical of them
लड़के तो लड़के ही रहेंगे (उनसे ऐसी शरारत की उम्मीद ही रहती है)
- The children broke a window, but their grandfather just said, 'Boys will be boys.'
- 'Boys will be boys' is no excuse for bad behaviour.
sort out / separate the men from the boys
to show who is brave or skilled and who is not
असली क़ाबिल लोगों को बाक़ियों से अलग करना, परख होना
- The Mains exam will sort out the men from the boys.
- The mountain stage separates the men from the boys.
jobs for the boys
(British, disapproving) jobs given to friends or relatives rather than to the best people
अपनों को रेवड़ी बाँटना, (योग्यता के बजाय) अपने लोगों को नौकरी देना
- The appointments looked like jobs for the boys.
- There were complaints of jobs for the boys in the department.
oh boy
(informal) used to express excitement, surprise or annoyance
अरे वाह!, बाप रे!
- Oh boy, that was a close match!
- Oh boy, we're going to be late again.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Homophone: boy and buoy (a floating object in water) sound similar in American English.
Homophone: American English में boy और buoy (पानी में तैरती वस्तु) समान सुनाई देते हैं।
Keep the life-stage words: infant, child, boy, adolescent or teenager, youth, adult, man.
जीवन-चरणों के शब्द याद रखिए: infant (शिशु), child, boy, adolescent या teenager (किशोर), youth, adult, man।
§Grammar and usage
The plural of boy is boys.
Boy का plural boys होता है। जिन nouns के अंत में vowel + y होता है, उनमें सिर्फ़ s जोड़ते हैं, जबकि consonant + y में y को ies बनाते हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Boys will be boys (said to excuse bad behaviour of boys or men), the old boys' network (a system in which men from the same school help each other), blue-eyed boy (a favourite), jobs for the boys (giving jobs to friends).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: boys will be boys (लड़कों या पुरुषों के बुरे व्यवहार को माफ़ करने के लिए कहा जाता है), the old boys' network (एक ही स्कूल के पुरुषों की आपसी मदद की व्यवस्था), blue-eyed boy (चहेता), jobs for the boys (मित्रों को नौकरियाँ देना)।