dark
/dɑːk/adjective
उच्चारण डार्क
अँधेरा, अंधकारमय
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hidden, mysterious or evil; sad and without hope
रहस्यमय, बुरा; निराशाजनक, उदास
- the dark side of city life
- the darkest days of the famine
- The film deals with the dark side of fame.
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- The country passed through a dark period of war.
- He told a dark story that frightened no one but made them think.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
get / grow / turn dark
Use get, grow or turn before dark to show the change as evening comes.
शाम होने पर आए परिवर्तन को बताने के लिए dark से पहले get, grow या turn लगता है।
- It gets dark by six in winter.
after dark / before dark / in the dark
After dark and before dark mean the hours of night; in the dark means in a place without light, or not knowing.
'After dark' और 'before dark' रात के समय बताते हैं; 'in the dark' का अर्थ अँधेरे में, या अनजान होना है।
- Girls were told to return before dark.
- We sat in the dark during the power cut.
dark + colour
Place dark before a colour name to make it deeper: dark blue, dark green.
रंग को गहरा बनाने के लिए उसके नाम से पहले dark लगता है: dark blue, dark green।
- She wore a dark green saree.
darken / darkness
The verb is darken and the noun is darkness; dark itself is not used as a noun with a plural.
Verb 'darken' है और noun 'darkness'; 'dark' स्वयं बहुवचन वाले noun के रूप में नहीं आता।
- The sky darkened before the rain.
- The darkness of the cave frightened them.
dark + adjective-compound
Dark joins with another word to make colour compounds: dark-skinned, dark-haired.
'Dark' दूसरे शब्द से मिलकर रंग के compounds बनाता है: dark-skinned, dark-haired।
- A dark-haired girl waved from the window.
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dark + noun
nightroomcloudsecrethair
- Dark clouds gathered before the storm.
adverb + dark
pitchveryratherquite
- The tunnel was pitch dark.
verb + the dark
be afraid ofkeep inleave insit in
- The little boy is afraid of the dark.
dark + abstract noun
secretsidepastthoughtsagemood
- He rarely speaks about his dark past.
“More examples 5
- The street was dark and empty at midnight.
मध्यरात्रि में गली अँधेरी और सुनसान थी।
- He has a dark complexion and bright eyes.
उसका रंग साँवला है और आँखें चमकीली हैं।
- The film explores the dark side of fame.
फ़िल्म प्रसिद्धि के अँधेरे पक्ष को सामने लाती है।
- Our village was left in the dark after the storm.
तूफ़ान के बाद हमारा गाँव अँधेरे में डूब गया।
- Radhika is a dark horse; nobody expected her to win.
राधिका अप्रत्याशित प्रतियोगी निकली; किसी ने उसके जीतने की आशा नहीं की थी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ It is becoming dark outside, close the door.
✓ It is getting dark outside, so close the door.
Get is the natural verb with dark, and a comma cannot join two sentences, so a connector such as so is needed.
'Dark' के साथ स्वाभाविक verb 'get' है, और comma दो वाक्यों को नहीं जोड़ सकता, इसलिए 'so' जैसा connector चाहिए।
✗ She has a dark.
✓ She has dark hair.
Dark is an adjective and cannot stand alone as a noun; name the thing that is dark.
'Dark' adjective है और अकेला noun नहीं बन सकता; जो वस्तु काली या गहरी है उसका नाम बताइए।
✗ He keeps me in dark.
✓ He keeps me in the dark.
In the idiom meaning to hide information, the article the cannot be dropped.
जानकारी छिपाने के अर्थ वाले मुहावरे में article 'the' छोड़ा नहीं जा सकता।
¶Idioms 6
in the dark (about sth)
knowing nothing about something
(किसी बात से) अनजान, बिना जानकारी के
- The staff were kept in the dark about the merger.
a shot in the dark
a guess made without much information
अंदाज़े से मारा गया तीर, अटकल
- My answer to the last question was a shot in the dark.
a dark horse
a person who surprises others by having hidden qualities or by winning unexpectedly
छिपा रुस्तम, अप्रत्याशित विजेता
- The quiet boy from Bihar was the dark horse of the competition.
keep sth dark
to keep sth secret
किसी बात को गुप्त रखना
- They kept their engagement dark for months.
- Keep it dark — nobody else must know.
after dark
after the sun has gone down and it is night
अँधेरा होने के बाद
- Don't go out alone after dark.
- The shops close soon after dark.
keep sb in the dark (about sth)
to not tell sb about sth
(किसी को किसी बात से) अनजान रखना
- The workers were kept in the dark about the plans to close the factory.
- Why did you keep me in the dark?
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idioms asked: in the dark, a shot in the dark, a dark horse, the darkest hour is before the dawn.
Idioms पूछे जाते हैं: in the dark, a shot in the dark, a dark horse, the darkest hour is before the dawn।