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cadet

/kəˈdet/noun

उच्चारण कडेट

कैडेट

Core word

noun
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    a young person who is training to become an officer in the police or armed forces

    कैडेट

    • NCC cadets
    • Every cadet must wake at five for the morning parade.
    • Aman joined the National Defence Academy as a cadet.
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    • The police cadets marched past the chief guest.
    • She was the youngest cadet in her batch.

    Synonyms trainee recruit learner

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

cadet (countable noun)

A young person training to become an officer in the army, navy, air force or police, or a school student in a cadet corps.

सेना, नौसेना, वायुसेना या पुलिस में अधिकारी बनने का प्रशिक्षण ले रहा युवा, या cadet corps का स्कूली विद्यार्थी।

  • He joined the National Defence Academy as a cadet.
  • The NCC cadets marched on Republic Day.

cadet + noun

Used before another noun: cadet corps, cadet training, cadet officer.

यह दूसरे noun से पहले आता है: cadet corps, cadet training।

  • She enrolled in the school cadet corps.

cadet at / of + institution

Use 'at' for the academy and 'of' for the corps or branch.

अकादमी के लिए 'at' और corps या शाखा के लिए 'of' आता है।

  • He is a cadet at the Indian Military Academy.
  • She was a cadet of the Air Wing.

cadet (adjective use)

'Cadet branch' of a family means a junior branch descended from a younger son. This is a formal, historical sense.

'Cadet branch' का अर्थ परिवार की कनिष्ठ शाखा है। यह औपचारिक, ऐतिहासिक अर्थ है।

  • The prince belonged to a cadet branch of the royal family.

cadet in India

In India, the NCC trains school and college cadets, and academies like the NDA train future officers. An NCC cadet may earn 'A', 'B' and 'C' certificates.

भारत में NCC विद्यालय और महाविद्यालय के cadets को प्रशिक्षित करता है, और NDA जैसी अकादमियाँ भावी अधिकारी तैयार करती हैं। NCC cadet को 'A', 'B' और 'C' प्रमाणपत्र मिल सकते हैं।

  • The NCC trains school and college cadets.
  • An NCC cadet can earn A, B and C certificates.
+Collocations 5

adjective + cadet

youngnavalarmyair forceNCCpolice

  • A naval cadet learns navigation and seamanship.

verb + cadet

trainenrolbecomeselectcommission

  • The academy trains cadets for three years.

cadet + noun

corpstrainingcampuniformcollegeparade

  • The cadet camp was held in the hills.

cadet + preposition

atofinfrom

  • She became a cadet at the Officers Training Academy.

cadet + rank or stage

senior cadetjunior cadetcadet captaincadet sergeant

  • The senior cadet led the morning parade.
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  • Every cadet must wake up at five in the morning for drill.

हर cadet को ड्रिल के लिए सुबह पाँच बजे उठना पड़ता है।

  • Radhika's brother is a cadet at the Air Force Academy.

राधिका का भाई वायुसेना अकादमी में cadet है।

  • The cadets saluted the chief guest on Independence Day.

Cadets ने स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर मुख्य अतिथि को सलामी दी।

  • After three years of training, the cadet was commissioned as a lieutenant.

तीन वर्ष के प्रशिक्षण के बाद cadet को लेफ़्टिनेंट के रूप में कमीशन मिला।

  • The school NCC cadets cleaned the river bank during the camp.

स्कूल के NCC cadets ने शिविर के दौरान नदी का किनारा साफ़ किया।

  • Radhika's cousin dreams of becoming a naval cadet.

राधिका की चचेरी बहन नौसेना cadet बनने का सपना देखती है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He is a cadet in the Indian Military Academy.

✓ He is a cadet at the Indian Military Academy.

Use 'at' for a training academy.

प्रशिक्षण अकादमी के लिए 'at' आता है।

✗ The cadets is marching in the parade.

✓ The cadets are marching in the parade.

A plural subject takes a plural verb.

Plural subject के साथ plural verb आती है।

≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam

General knowledge

The National Cadet Corps (NCC) was founded in 1948; its motto is 'Unity and Discipline'.

राष्ट्रीय कैडेट कोर (NCC) 1948 में स्थापित हुई; इसका आदर्श वाक्य 'एकता और अनुशासन' है।