canoe
/kəˈnuː/noun
उच्चारण कनू
डोंगी
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a light narrow boat which you move along in the water with a paddle
डोंगी
- paddle a canoe
- Radhika learnt to paddle a canoe during her summer camp in Kerala.
- The two friends crossed the lake in a canoe.
+ 2 more examples
- A canoe is easier to carry than a big boat.
- Fishermen used a small canoe to reach the island.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
by canoe / in a canoe
For the means of travel use by canoe without an article; for being inside it use in a canoe.
यात्रा के साधन के लिए बिना article के 'by canoe' और उसके अंदर होने के लिए 'in a canoe' आता है।
- They crossed the lake by canoe.
- Radhika sat in a canoe with her friend.
canoe (verb) and go canoeing
The verb canoe is regular: canoe, canoed, canoeing. For the activity say go canoeing.
क्रिया 'canoe' नियमित है: canoe, canoed, canoeing। गतिविधि के लिए 'go canoeing' कहें।
- We canoed down the river for two days.
- They go canoeing every summer.
paddle a canoe
A canoe is moved with a paddle, not an oar. The verb is paddle: paddle a canoe. A rowing boat uses oars.
Canoe पैडल से चलती है, oar से नहीं। क्रिया 'paddle' है। Rowing boat में oar लगते हैं।
- She paddled the canoe across the lake.
- The fishermen paddled their canoes upstream.
paddle your own canoe
This idiom means to manage your affairs independently, without help from others.
इस मुहावरे का अर्थ है बिना किसी की मदद के अपने काम स्वयं सँभालना।
- After college, he decided to paddle his own canoe.
+Collocations 4
adjective + canoe
woodenlightnarrowdugoutfibreglass
- The villagers use a narrow wooden canoe.
verb + canoe
paddlelaunchhirecapsizesteer
- The tourists hired a canoe on the lake.
canoe + noun
tripraceclubpaddleholiday
- The college canoe club meets on Sundays.
canoe + preposition
acrossalongdownupthrough
- They canoed along the river bank.
“More examples 8
- The canoe capsized in the strong current.
तेज़ धारा में डोंगी पलट गई।
- Fishermen in Kerala still use small canoes.
केरल में मछुआरे आज भी छोटी डोंगियों का प्रयोग करते हैं।
- Radhika enjoyed the canoe trip along the backwaters.
राधिका को बैकवाटर में डोंगी की यात्रा बहुत पसंद आई।
- The tourists went canoeing on the Dal Lake.
पर्यटक डल झील में डोंगी चलाने गए।
- It is hard to steer a canoe against the wind.
हवा के विरुद्ध डोंगी चलाना कठिन है।
- The guide taught the beginners how to hold a canoe paddle.
गाइड ने नए लोगों को डोंगी का चप्पू पकड़ना सिखाया।
- The canoe glided silently across the misty lake.
डोंगी कोहरे भरी झील पर चुपचाप सरकती चली गई।
- Two students carried the canoe down to the riverbank.
दो विद्यार्थी डोंगी को उठाकर नदी के किनारे तक ले गए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We went on canoe across the lake.
✓ We went by canoe across the lake.
The means of travel takes by with no article; on canoe is wrong.
यात्रा के साधन के साथ बिना article के 'by' आता है।
✗ They went for canoe in the river on Sunday.
✓ They went canoeing in the river on Sunday.
The activity is expressed with go + -ing, not go for + noun.
गतिविधि 'go + -ing' से बताई जाती है।
¶Idioms 1
paddle your own canoe
to be independent and manage your life without help from others
अपनी नाव ख़ुद खेना, अपने भरोसे चलना
- After college, Radhika decided to paddle her own canoe and started a small coaching centre.
- His father told him it was time to paddle his own canoe.
§Grammar and usage
Canoe /kəˈnuː/; idiom: paddle your own canoe (be independent).
Canoe /kəˈnuː/; idiom 'paddle your own canoe' (आत्मनिर्भर होना)।