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cowshed

/ˈkaʊʃed/noun

उच्चारण काउशेड

गौशाला, गोशाला, पशुशाला, बाड़ा

Basic word

noun
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    a building on a farm where cows are kept or milked

    गौशाला, गोशाला, पशुशाला, बाड़ा

    • Every morning, Radhika's grandfather cleaned the cowshed before breakfast.
    • The cowshed was warm and smelled of hay.
    • The farmer built a new cowshed before the monsoon.
    + 1 more example
    • Milk is collected from the cowshed twice a day.

    Synonyms byre cowhouse barn stall

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

a cowshed / in the cowshed

A cowshed is a building on a farm for cows. It is countable. Use in for being inside it.

Cowshed खेत पर गायों के लिए बनी इमारत है; यह गणनीय है और भीतर होने के लिए 'in' आता है।

  • The cows sleep in the cowshed at night.
  • He built a new cowshed behind the house.

milk / clean / repair the cowshed

Verbs with cowshed: clean it, repair it, milk the cows in it.

Cowshed के साथ आने वाली क्रियाएँ: clean, repair, और उसमें गायों का दूध दुहना।

  • Every morning Radhika's uncle cleans the cowshed.

cowshed vs gaushala

In India a gaushala (gaushala/goshala) is a shelter that cares for cows, often run by a charity. A cowshed is just the farm building.

भारत में गौशाला गायों की देखभाल करने वाला आश्रय है, जो प्रायः किसी संस्था द्वारा चलाया जाता है, जबकि cowshed केवल खेत की इमारत है।

  • The trust runs a gaushala for old and sick cows.

cowshed + noun

It can stand before a noun: cowshed roof, cowshed floor.

यह संज्ञा से पहले आ सकता है: cowshed roof, cowshed floor।

  • The cowshed roof leaked in the rain.
+Collocations 4

adjective + cowshed

oldcleanwoodenlargethatched

  • The thatched cowshed kept the cows dry.

verb + cowshed

buildcleanrepairenterwhitewash

  • They whitewashed the cowshed before the festival.

cowshed + noun

floorroofdoorsmellwall

  • The cowshed door was left open.

in the cowshed

milk the cowsfeed the calvesstore haytie the buffalo

  • Hay was stored in the corner of the cowshed.
“More examples 5
  • The farmer led the cows into the cowshed before the storm.

तूफ़ान से पहले किसान गायों को गौशाला में ले गया।

  • Radhika's grandmother lights a lamp in the cowshed each evening.

राधिका की दादी हर शाम गौशाला में दीया जलाती हैं।

  • The cowshed smelt of fresh hay and milk.

गौशाला में ताज़ी घास और दूध की महक थी।

  • A veterinary doctor visited the cowshed to check the calf.

पशु चिकित्सक बछड़े की जाँच करने गौशाला आए।

  • The government gives a subsidy to build a pucca cowshed.

सरकार पक्की गौशाला बनाने के लिए अनुदान देती है।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ The cows are in the cowshed from morning.

✓ The cows have been in the cowshed since morning.

Use the present perfect with since for a continuing state.

चलती आ रही स्थिति के लिए since के साथ present perfect का प्रयोग होता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Cowshed, barn and stable are farm buildings for different uses.

Cowshed, barn और stable खेत की इमारतें हैं, पर उपयोग अलग हैं।

cowshed

A building where cows are kept or milked.

वह इमारत जहाँ गायें रखी या दुही जाती हैं।

  • The cowshed stands near the well.

barn

A large farm building for storing grain, hay or equipment.

अनाज, घास या उपकरण रखने की बड़ी खेतिहर इमारत।

  • The barn was full of straw.

stable

A building where horses are kept.

वह इमारत जहाँ घोड़े रखे जाते हैं।

  • The horses were led to the stable.