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dad

/dæd/noun

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पापा, पिताजी

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] informal

    father

    पापा, पिताजी

    • My dad drives a bus.
    • My dad taught me how to ride a bike.
    • Ask your dad if you can come to the match.
    + 2 more examples
    • Dad is cooking dinner tonight.
    • Her dad works as a teacher in a village school.

    Synonyms father daddy papa pa

    Opposite mum mom

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

Dad (as a name, capital letter)

When dad is used instead of the father's name, it begins with a capital letter and takes no article or possessive.

जब 'dad' पिता के नाम की जगह प्रयुक्त हो, तब वह capital letter से शुरू होता है और उसके साथ article या possessive नहीं लगता।

  • Dad is back from the office.
  • Can I go out, Dad?

my / your / his + dad (lower case)

With a possessive such as my or his, dad is written in lower case.

'My' या 'his' जैसे possessive के साथ 'dad' छोटे अक्षरों में लिखा जाता है।

  • My dad teaches mathematics in a school.
  • Radhika's dad drives her to the exam centre.

dad (informal) vs father (formal)

Dad is for family and friendly talk; in formal writing and forms, father is used.

Dad घरेलू और मित्रवत बातचीत के लिए है; औपचारिक लेखन और प्रपत्रों में 'father' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • In the application form, write your father's name, not 'dad'.

dad + possessive 's

Add 's to name something belonging to the father, as in dad's car or Dad's advice.

पिता की किसी वस्तु को बताने के लिए 's जोड़ा जाता है, जैसे dad's car या Dad's advice।

  • Dad's old scooter still runs perfectly.
  • Radhika followed her dad's advice and chose commerce.
+Collocations 5

adjective + dad

proudstrictlovingnewcaring

  • My proud dad clapped the loudest at the prize ceremony.

verb + dad

askcalltellhelpthank

  • Ask your dad to sign the permission slip.

dad + noun

jokebodtaxihugshoes

  • He told another terrible dad joke at dinner.

dad and mum / mum and dad

mum and daddad and uncledad and grandfather

  • Mum and dad both came to the parents' meeting.

dad + preposition

with dadfrom dadfor dadto dad

  • I borrowed these notes from my dad.
“More examples 6
  • My dad wakes up at five every morning for a walk.

मेरे पिताजी हर सुबह पाँच बजे सैर के लिए उठते हैं।

  • Radhika's dad bought her a new bicycle for passing the exam.

राधिका के पिताजी ने परीक्षा पास करने पर उसे नई साइकिल दिलाई।

  • Dad, may I borrow your phone for a minute?

पापा, क्या मैं एक मिनट के लिए आपका फ़ोन ले सकता हूँ?

  • He became a dad at the age of twenty-eight.

वह अट्ठाईस वर्ष की आयु में पिता बन गया।

  • Her dad worked on the railways for thirty years.

उसके पिताजी ने तीस वर्ष रेलवे में काम किया।

  • The dad of one of my classmates is an IAS officer.

मेरे एक सहपाठी के पिताजी IAS अधिकारी हैं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ I told to my dad about the result.

✓ I told my dad about the result.

Tell takes its person object directly, without to.

'Tell' का person object सीधे आता है, बीच में 'to' नहीं लगता।

✗ My dad he is a doctor.

✓ My dad is a doctor.

The subject is already stated; do not repeat it with he.

Subject पहले ही बताया जा चुका है; उसे 'he' से दोबारा न दोहराएँ।

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

father daddy papa pa

Antonyms

mum mom

§Grammar and usage

Usage: dad and daddy are informal; father is formal.

प्रयोग में dad और daddy अनौपचारिक हैं; father औपचारिक है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Dad-to-be (a man whose child will soon be born).

Collocation 'dad-to-be' (जिसके बच्चे का जल्दी जन्म होने वाला हो)।