dusty
/ˈdʌsti/adjective
उच्चारण डस्टी
धूल भरा
Basic word
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 6
dusty + noun
Dusty describes a place or object that is covered with dust: a dusty road, dusty shelves.
'Dusty' ऐसे स्थान या वस्तु का वर्णन करता है जो धूल से ढकी हो: dusty road, dusty shelves।
- We walked along a dusty road to the village.
- The dusty books had not been opened for years.
be / get / become dusty
Use get or become dusty to show a change, and be dusty for a state.
बदलाव दिखाने के लिए get या become dusty और स्थिति के लिए be dusty का प्रयोग होता है।
- Furniture gets dusty very quickly in summer.
- The room is dusty.
dusty with + cause
Say what causes the dust with with: dusty with chalk, dusty with age.
धूल का कारण 'with' से बताया जाता है: dusty with chalk, dusty with age।
- The classroom was dusty with chalk.
comparative and superlative: dustier, dustiest
The adjective ends in -y, so the comparative changes y to ier: dustier, dustiest.
Adjective -y पर समाप्त होता है, इसलिए comparative में y बदलकर ier होता है: dustier, dustiest।
- This shelf is dustier than that one.
dusty (colour sense)
Dusty can describe a soft, greyish colour: dusty pink, dusty blue.
'Dusty' हल्के, धूसर रंग को भी बताता है: dusty pink, dusty blue।
- She chose a dusty pink saree for the evening.
dusty and dull (figurative)
Writers use dusty figuratively for old-fashioned or neglected things: a dusty old theory.
लेखक 'dusty' का लाक्षणिक प्रयोग पुरानी या उपेक्षित बातों के लिए करते हैं: a dusty old theory।
- The museum was a dusty relic of another age.
+Collocations 4
dusty + noun
roadshelfflooratticcorner
- There was a dusty attic above the old house.
verb + dusty
begetlookfeelturn
- The car looks dusty after the drive.
adverb + dusty
veryextremelyslightlyhopelessly
- The library was extremely dusty.
dusty + place
villagetrackfieldmarketlibrary
- The dusty field was full of playing children.
“More examples 6
- Radhika sneezed as she entered the dusty room.
धूल भरे कमरे में घुसते ही राधिका को छींक आ गई।
- The trucks left the village road dusty and rough.
ट्रकों ने गाँव की सड़क को धूल भरी और ऊबड़-खाबड़ बना दिया।
- He took a dusty album from the shelf.
उसने शेल्फ़ से धूल भरी एक एल्बम निकाली।
- The old building had dusty windows and cracked walls.
पुरानी इमारत की खिड़कियाँ धूल से भरी थीं और दीवारें चटकी हुई थीं।
- After the school ground was levelled, the whole area became dusty.
स्कूल का मैदान समतल करने के बाद पूरा क्षेत्र धूल भरा हो गया।
- The attic was so dusty that Radhika had to cover her nose.
अटारी इतनी धूल भरी थी कि राधिका को अपनी नाक ढकनी पड़ी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The shelves are dust, so clean them.
✓ The shelves are dusty, so clean them.
After are, an adjective is needed to describe the shelves; dust is a noun.
'Are' के बाद shelves का वर्णन करने के लिए adjective चाहिए; 'dust' noun है।
§Grammar and usage
Suffix: -y forms adjectives from nouns (dust, dusty; rain, rainy).
Suffix -y nouns से adjectives बनाता है (dust, dusty; rain, rainy)।