determiner
/dɪˈtɜːmɪnə(r)/noun
उच्चारण डिटर्मिनर
निर्धारक (संज्ञा से पहले आने वाला शब्द)
Core word
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[C] grammar
a word such as the, some, my or every that comes before a noun to show which person or thing you are referring to
निर्धारक (संज्ञा से पहले आने वाला शब्द)
- In 'my old car', 'my' is a determiner.
- Articles are the most common determiners in English.
- The word some in some water is a determiner.
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- Determiners come before nouns, and sometimes before adjectives.
- We practised choosing the right determiner in class.
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[C] formal
a thing that decides whether or how something happens
निर्धारक तत्व, निर्णायक कारक
- Income is a major determiner of health.
- The quality of teaching is a key determiner of how well students perform.
- Climate is a major determiner of the crops a region can grow.
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- Parents' attitudes are an important determiner of a child's habits.
- Price is the main determiner in many shoppers' choices.
Synonyms determinant factor
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
determiner + noun
A determiner always comes before a noun (and before any adjectives). It tells us which one, how many or whose.
Determiner हमेशा noun से पहले (और adjectives से भी पहले) आता है। यह बताता है कि कौन-सा, कितने या किसका।
- In 'my old bicycle', the word 'my' is a determiner.
- Some books are on the table.
kinds of determiner
Articles (a, an, the), demonstratives (this, that), possessives (my, your), quantifiers (some, many, every) and numbers are all determiners.
Articles (a, an, the), demonstratives (this, that), possessives (my, your), quantifiers (some, many, every) और संख्याएँ सब determiners हैं।
- Each student must bring an identity card.
- Those mangoes are sweet.
one determiner only
Usually only one determiner stands before a noun. We cannot say 'the my book'.
प्रायः noun से पहले केवल एक determiner आता है। 'The my book' नहीं कह सकते।
- Say 'my book' or 'the book', not 'the my book'.
determiner (countable noun)
Determiner is itself a countable grammar term, so one speaks of 'a determiner' or 'the determiners in a sentence'.
'Determiner' स्वयं एक countable व्याकरण-संज्ञा है, इसलिए 'a determiner' या 'determiners' कहा जाता है।
- Underline the determiner in each sentence.
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type of determiner
possessivedemonstrativeindefinitedefiniteinterrogative
- 'Whose' is an interrogative determiner in 'Whose pen is this?'
verb + determiner
useomitchooseidentifyunderline
- Many students omit the determiner before singular nouns.
determiner + word class
nounadjectivenoun phrasepronounnumeral
- A determiner may be followed by an adjective and then a noun.
grammar topic + determiner
articlequantifierpossessivedemonstrativenumber
- An article is the most common kind of determiner.
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- In the sentence 'Every child needs love', the word 'every' is a determiner.
'Every child needs love' वाक्य में 'every' एक determiner है।
- The teacher asked Radhika to find three determiners in the paragraph.
अध्यापक ने राधिका से अनुच्छेद में तीन determiners खोजने को कहा।
- A determiner can be a single word, but a phrase such as 'a lot of' can work the same way.
Determiner एक शब्द हो सकता है, पर 'a lot of' जैसा phrase भी उसी तरह कार्य कर सकता है।
- In SSC grammar questions, a wrong determiner is a common trap.
SSC के व्याकरण प्रश्नों में गलत determiner एक आम जाल होता है।
- The determiner 'few' has a negative sense, while 'a few' is positive.
Determiner 'few' का भाव नकारात्मक है, जबकि 'a few' सकारात्मक है।
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✗ He lost the his pen.
✓ He lost his pen.
Two determiners cannot stand together before one noun.
एक noun से पहले दो determiners एक साथ नहीं आ सकते।
✗ I have many informations about this topic.
✓ I have a lot of information about this topic.
Information is uncountable, so 'many' and the plural are wrong; use a determiner such as 'a lot of' or 'some'.
'Information' uncountable है, इसलिए 'many' और plural गलत हैं; 'a lot of' या 'some' जैसा determiner लगाएँ।
✗ She gave me an advice.
✓ She gave me some advice.
Advice is uncountable and takes no 'a', so choose a suitable determiner like some.
'Advice' uncountable है और 'a' नहीं लेता, इसलिए 'some' जैसा determiner चुनें।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Determiners include articles (a, an, the), demonstratives (this, those), possessives (my, their) and quantifiers (some, many, every).
Determiners में articles (a, an, the), demonstratives (this, those), possessives (my, their) और quantifiers (some, many, every) आते हैं।