cleaning
/ˈkliːnɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण क्लीनिंग
सफ़ाई
Basic word
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[U]
the work of making the inside of a house or other building clean
सफ़ाई
- We do the cleaning on Sundays.
- Radhika helps her mother with the cleaning before Diwali.
- a cleaning lady
+ 4 more examples
- Cleaning the kitchen took us all morning.
- She does the cleaning before the guests arrive.
- A team was hired for the cleaning of the hall.
- Spring cleaning is common before festivals.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cleaning (uncountable noun)
The activity of making a place clean is uncountable: do the cleaning, spring cleaning.
स्थान को साफ़ करने की क्रिया uncountable है: do the cleaning, spring cleaning।
- The cleaning of the hall took two hours.
- Radhika does the cleaning on Sundays.
do / the + cleaning
Do the cleaning is a common fixed phrase for household tasks; do not say make the cleaning.
घरेलू कामों के लिए 'do the cleaning' प्रचलित fixed phrase है; 'make the cleaning' नहीं कहा जाता।
- Who does the cleaning in your house?
- We did the cleaning before the guests arrived.
cleaning + noun (modifier)
Cleaning works as a modifier: cleaning products, cleaning staff, cleaning day.
Cleaning modifier के रूप में आता है: cleaning products, cleaning staff, cleaning day।
- The cleaning staff come before eight.
- She bought cleaning cloths from the market.
cleaning (gerund of clean)
As the -ing form of the verb, it can follow be or prepositions.
Verb के -ing रूप में यह be या prepositions के बाद आ सकता है।
- She is cleaning the shelves.
- He is good at cleaning wounds carefully.
cleaning out / cleaning up (phrasal use)
Cleaning out empties a space; cleaning up tidies it after a mess.
Cleaning out किसी जगह को खाली करना है; cleaning up गंदगी के बाद उसे सुव्यवस्थित करना है।
- The cleaning out of the old store room took a day.
- Cleaning up after the party was tiring.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cleaning
thoroughdeepregularspringdailydry
- The temple gets a deep cleaning before the festival.
verb + cleaning
dofinishstartpay forput offget on with
- I finished the cleaning before the guests came.
cleaning + noun
liquidclothservicepowdersuppliesschedule
- A cleaning service visits the office each week.
noun + cleaning
housewindowcarpettoothriverkitchen
- River cleaning has become a major government project.
cleaning + noun (profession)
ladycompanyjobcontractworkerequipment
- The college signed a contract with a cleaning company.
“More examples 6
- The whole family joins in the Diwali cleaning.
दीवाली की सफ़ाई में पूरा परिवार हाथ बँटाता है।
- Radhika finished the cleaning of her room in an hour.
राधिका ने एक घंटे में अपने कमरे की सफ़ाई पूरी कर ली।
- Dentists advise regular cleaning of the teeth.
दंत चिकित्सक दाँतों की नियमित सफ़ाई की सलाह देते हैं।
- The cleaning of the lake began this week.
झील की सफ़ाई इसी सप्ताह शुरू हुई।
- Mother is busy with the cleaning of the kitchen.
माँ रसोई की सफ़ाई में व्यस्त हैं।
- Regular cleaning of water tanks prevents many diseases.
पानी की टंकियों की नियमित सफ़ाई से कई बीमारियाँ रुकती हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She makes the cleaning every morning.
✓ She does the cleaning every morning.
The correct verb with cleaning is do, not make.
Cleaning के साथ सही verb do है, make नहीं।
✗ I am busy in cleaning the room.
✓ I am busy cleaning the room.
Busy is followed directly by the -ing form, with no in.
Busy के बाद सीधे -ing रूप आता है, 'in' नहीं।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Swachh Bharat Mission, a nationwide cleanliness campaign, was launched on 2 October 2014.
GK के लिए, देशव्यापी स्वच्छता अभियान Swachh Bharat Mission 2 October 2014 को शुरू किया गया था।