donkey
/ˈdɒŋki/noun
उच्चारण डॉंकी
गधा
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an animal of the horse family, with short legs and long ears
गधा
- donkey's years
- A donkey carried sacks of grain up the narrow path to the village.
- The potter loaded the clay pots on his donkey.
+ 2 more examples
- A donkey stood patiently by the roadside, waiting for its owner.
- Children rode the donkey along the beach.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a donkey / the donkey (countable)
Donkey is a countable noun, so a singular donkey needs a or the; the plural is donkeys.
'Donkey' countable noun है, इसलिए singular में a या the चाहिए; plural 'donkeys' है।
- The donkey carried the bricks up the hill.
- A donkey stood by the roadside.
donkey + noun
Donkey can come before another noun to describe things connected with the animal.
'Donkey' दूसरे noun से पहले आकर उस जानवर से जुड़ी चीज़ों का वर्णन कर सकता है।
- The potter used a donkey cart to carry clay pots.
donkey's years (idiom)
The idiom means a very long time and always has the possessive donkey's with a plural years.
यह मुहावरा बहुत लंबे समय का अर्थ देता है और इसमें हमेशा possessive 'donkey's' के साथ plural 'years' आता है।
- I have known Mohan for donkey's years.
call sb a donkey (insult)
Calling a person a donkey means calling them stupid or stubborn, which is rude.
किसी व्यक्ति को donkey कहने का अर्थ उसे मूर्ख या ज़िद्दी कहना है, जो अशिष्ट है।
- Don't be a donkey and read the question carefully.
+Collocations 4
adjective + donkey
stubbornpatientoldwildhard-working
- The stubborn donkey refused to cross the stream.
verb + donkey
rideloadleadtiefeed
- The washerman loaded the donkey with clothes.
donkey + noun
cartworkridetrackdriver
- Tourists took a donkey ride up the steep path.
donkey as a symbol
as stubborn as a donkeydonkey worktalk the hind leg off a donkey
- Cleaning the old files was pure donkey work.
“More examples 5
- The potter's donkey walked slowly under a load of clay pots.
कुम्हार का गधा मिट्टी के घड़ों के बोझ तले धीरे-धीरे चल रहा था।
- Radhika laughed when the donkey ran after the children.
जब गधा बच्चों के पीछे दौड़ा तो राधिका हँस पड़ी।
- Donkeys are still used to carry goods in the hill villages.
पहाड़ी गाँवों में आज भी गधों से माल ढोया जाता है।
- He has not been to his village for donkey's years.
वह बहुत वर्षों से अपने गाँव नहीं गया है।
- The tourists took a donkey ride around the fort.
पर्यटकों ने किले के चारों ओर गधे की सवारी की।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The two donkies were tied to a tree.
✓ The two donkeys were tied to a tree.
Nouns ending in vowel + y add only -s in the plural.
स्वर + y पर समाप्त होने वाले nouns में plural के लिए केवल -s जुड़ता है।
✗ I have not seen him for donkey years.
✓ I have not seen him for donkey's years.
The idiom needs the possessive form donkey's.
इस मुहावरे में possessive रूप 'donkey's' आवश्यक है।
✗ Donkey is a hard-working animal.
✓ The donkey is a hard-working animal.
A singular countable noun needs an article, or use the plural donkeys.
Singular countable noun के साथ article चाहिए, या plural 'donkeys' लिखें।
¶Idioms 1
donkey's years
a very long time
बहुत लंबा समय, बरसों
- I haven't seen him for donkey's years.
- They've lived in that house for donkey's years.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Donkey work (boring hard work), for donkey's years (British informal, for a very long time).
Idioms: donkey work (उबाऊ कठिन काम), for donkey's years (British अनौपचारिक, बहुत लंबे समय से)।