catchy
/ˈkætʃi/adjective
उच्चारण कैची
आकर्षक, ज़ुबान पर चढ़ने वाला
Core word
- 1
(of music, a song, a slogan) pleasing and easily remembered
आकर्षक, ज़ुबान पर चढ़ने वाला
- a catchy slogan
- The advertisement had a catchy tune that everyone hummed for weeks.
- The song has a catchy chorus.
+ 2 more examples
- A catchy headline attracts more readers.
- She wrote a catchy jingle for the shop.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
catchy + noun (attributive)
Catchy usually comes before nouns such as tune, song, slogan, title or name, and describes something pleasing that stays in the mind.
'Catchy' प्रायः tune, song, slogan, title या name जैसे nouns से पहले आता है और ऐसी सुखद चीज़ को बताता है जो मन में बैठ जाए।
- The film has a catchy title that students remember easily.
- She hummed a catchy tune all the way to college.
be + catchy (predicate)
After be, catchy is a simple description with no preposition needed.
be के बाद 'catchy' सीधा वर्णन करता है और preposition की आवश्यकता नहीं होती।
- The advertisement is short and catchy.
- I like the song because the chorus is catchy.
catchy: comparative and superlative
It forms catchier and catchiest. Use more catchy only in very informal speech.
इसके रूप catchier और catchiest बनते हैं। 'More catchy' केवल बहुत अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में आता है।
- This slogan is catchier than the old one.
- It was the catchiest song of the year.
catchy vs catching
Catchy describes what attracts and is easy to remember; catching describes what spreads, like a disease or mood.
'Catchy' आकर्षित करने वाली और याद रहने वाली चीज़ के लिए है; 'catching' फैलने वाली चीज़ के लिए, जैसे रोग या मनोभाव।
- The tune is catchy, but the cold is catching.
+Collocations 4
catchy + noun
tuneslogantitlechorusjingle
- The jingle is so catchy that children sing it all day.
adverb + catchy
veryhighlyinstantlyincrediblynot very
- The chorus is instantly catchy.
verb + catchy phrase
writefindcreatethink ofchoose
- Radhika tried to think of a catchy name for the school magazine.
catchy and ...
short and catchysimple and catchybright and catchyfresh and catchyfun and catchy
- A short and catchy headline helps the news article.
“More examples 5
- Writing a catchy slogan is an art, said the teacher.
शिक्षक ने कहा कि आकर्षक नारा गढ़ना एक कला है।
- The ad agency chose a catchy name for the new tea brand.
विज्ञापन एजेंसी ने नई चाय के लिए आकर्षक नाम चुना।
- Radhika could not get that catchy song out of her head.
राधिका उस याद रह जाने वाले गाने को अपने दिमाग़ से निकाल नहीं पाई।
- The poster is colourful, but the title is not catchy.
पोस्टर रंगीन है, पर उसका शीर्षक आकर्षक नहीं है।
- Catchy rhymes help young children learn the alphabet.
आकर्षक तुकबंदियाँ छोटे बच्चों को वर्णमाला सीखने में मदद करती हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Measles is a catchy disease.
✓ Measles is a catching disease.
For a disease that spreads, use catching or contagious, not catchy.
फैलने वाले रोग के लिए 'catching' या 'contagious' आता है, 'catchy' नहीं।
✗ This tune is more catchier than that one.
✓ This tune is catchier than that one.
Do not use more with an adjective that already has the -er ending.
जिस adjective में पहले से -er लगा हो, उसके साथ 'more' नहीं लगता।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: a catchy tune or slogan.
प्रयोग में a catchy tune या slogan।