cattle
/ˈkætl/noun
उच्चारण कैटल
मवेशी
Core word
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[pl.]
cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meat
मवेशी
- The cattle are grazing.
- Cattle crossed the highway, forcing the buses to halt.
- Farmers drove their cattle to the river for water.
+ 2 more examples
- Many cattle died during the drought.
- The village keeps a hundred head of cattle.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cattle (plural noun, no -s)
Cattle is always plural and takes a plural verb, though it has no -s. You cannot say a cattle.
'Cattle' हमेशा plural है और plural verb लेता है, यद्यपि इसमें -s नहीं होता। 'A cattle' नहीं कह सकते।
- The cattle are grazing in the field.
- Cattle were sold at the village fair.
number + head of cattle
To count cattle, use head of cattle or say cows, bulls or oxen. The word head does not take -s here.
Cattle गिनने के लिए 'head of cattle' या cows, bulls, oxen कहा जाता है। यहाँ 'head' में -s नहीं लगता।
- The farmer owns forty head of cattle.
- Two hundred head of cattle crossed the river.
cattle + noun
Cattle works like an adjective in compounds: cattle farm, cattle shed, cattle feed, cattle market.
Compounds में 'cattle' विशेषण की तरह आता है: cattle farm, cattle shed, cattle feed, cattle market।
- He works at a cattle farm near Karnal.
- The cattle feed is stored in the barn.
cattle vs cow
Cattle is the group word; cow is one female animal, bull a male, and calf a young one.
'Cattle' समूह का शब्द है; 'cow' एक मादा, 'bull' नर और 'calf' बछड़ा है।
- Among the cattle, one cow had a calf.
cattle as livestock (farming terms)
Cattle belongs to the group of livestock. Other livestock words such as sheep and poultry also do not change in the plural or are collective.
'Cattle' पशुधन (livestock) का भाग है। Sheep और poultry जैसे अन्य शब्द भी plural में नहीं बदलते या समूहवाचक हैं।
- The farm keeps cattle, sheep and poultry.
+Collocations 5
verb + cattle
grazerearherdbreedfeed
- The villagers rear cattle for milk.
cattle + noun
farmshedmarketfodderdisease
- The cattle fodder was stored before the monsoon.
adjective + cattle
dairystraybeefwildlocal
- Stray cattle on the highway cause many accidents.
herd of cattle
a herd ofa flock ofa drove ofa group ofa few head of
- A herd of cattle blocked the narrow road.
verb + cattle
drivemilkselltransportprotect
- Farmers drive their cattle to the river every morning.
“More examples 6
- In rural India, cattle are important for farming and milk.
ग्रामीण भारत में पशुधन खेती और दूध के लिए महत्त्वपूर्ण है।
- The cattle were driven back to the shed at dusk.
शाम होते ही मवेशियों को वापस बाड़े में ले जाया गया।
- Radhika's grandfather keeps cattle in the village.
राधिका के दादाजी गाँव में मवेशी पालते हैं।
- Stray cattle damaged the crop during the night.
आवारा मवेशियों ने रात में फ़सल को नुकसान पहुँचाया।
- A disease spread among the cattle of the district.
ज़िले के मवेशियों में एक बीमारी फैल गई।
- The cattle drank from the pond before returning home.
मवेशियों ने घर लौटने से पहले तालाब से पानी पिया।
!Common mistakes 4
✗ A cattle was grazing in the field.
✓ A cow was grazing in the field.
Cattle is plural; for a single animal use cow, bull or ox.
'Cattle' plural है; एक पशु के लिए cow, bull या ox का प्रयोग करें।
✗ The cattle is eating grass.
✓ The cattle are eating grass.
Cattle takes a plural verb.
'Cattle' के साथ plural verb आता है।
✗ He has fifty cattles.
✓ He has fifty cattle.
Cattle never takes -s.
'Cattle' में कभी -s नहीं लगता।
✗ Many cattles were crossing the road.
✓ Many cattle were crossing the road.
Cattle has no -s form.
'Cattle' का -s वाला रूप नहीं होता।
§Grammar and usage
Cattle is always plural ('The cattle are grazing', not 'is'; not 'cattles'), like police and people.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: cattle सदा plural है ('The cattle are grazing', 'is' नहीं; 'cattles' नहीं), police और people की तरह।