dutiful
/ˈdjuːtɪfl/adjective
उच्चारण ड्यूटिफ़ल
कर्तव्यनिष्ठ, आज्ञाकारी, कर्तव्यपरायण
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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doing everything that you are expected to do; willing to obey and to show respect
कर्तव्यनिष्ठ, आज्ञाकारी, कर्तव्यपरायण
- a dutiful son who looked after his parents
- dutiful applause
- She is a dutiful daughter who visits her parents every week.
+ 2 more examples
- The dutiful clerk checked every file before leaving.
- The dutiful soldier stood guard through the cold night.
Synonyms obedient devoted respectful conscientious responsible
Opposite undutiful disobedient neglectful disrespectful
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dutiful to / towards + sb
Use to or towards for the person to whom a duty is owed, such as parents or elders.
जिस व्यक्ति के प्रति कर्तव्य है, जैसे माता-पिता या बड़े, उसके लिए 'to' या 'towards' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika is a dutiful daughter to her parents.
- He was dutiful towards his elders.
dutiful + noun
Before a noun, dutiful describes people such as sons, daughters, wives or servants.
Noun से पहले 'dutiful' पुत्र, पुत्री, पत्नी या सेवक जैसे लोगों का वर्णन करता है।
- A dutiful son looks after his parents in old age.
dutifully (adverb)
The adverb is dutifully and describes how someone acts, not what someone is.
Adverb 'dutifully' है और बताता है कि कोई कैसे कार्य करता है, वह क्या है यह नहीं।
- She dutifully visited her grandmother every Sunday.
dutiful vs duty-bound / duty
Dutiful is an adjective; duty is the noun, and duty-bound means forced by obligation.
'Dutiful' adjective है; 'duty' noun है, और 'duty-bound' का अर्थ कर्तव्य से बँधा होना है।
- It is the duty of every citizen to vote.
+Collocations 4
dutiful + noun
sondaughterwifecitizenservant
- She was a dutiful wife and mother.
adverb + dutiful
veryalwaystrulyextremelyquietly
- He remained truly dutiful in spite of hardships.
dutiful + to
to his motherto the nationto the familytowards elders
- The soldier was dutiful to the nation till his last day.
dutiful + behaviour
obediencerespectattentionservicelove
- The children showed dutiful respect to their teacher.
“More examples 5
- A dutiful student does the homework even without being asked.
कर्तव्यनिष्ठ विद्यार्थी बिना कहे भी गृहकार्य कर लेता है।
- Radhika dutifully touched the feet of her elders before the exam.
परीक्षा से पहले राधिका ने कर्तव्य-भाव से बड़ों के पाँव छुए।
- The dutiful nurse stayed at the patient's side through the night.
कर्तव्यनिष्ठ नर्स पूरी रात रोगी के पास रही।
- He was a dutiful son who never refused his father's request.
वह कर्तव्यपरायण पुत्र था जिसने कभी पिता की बात नहीं टाली।
- The dutiful clerk kept the files in perfect order.
कर्तव्यनिष्ठ क्लर्क ने फ़ाइलें बिल्कुल व्यवस्थित रखीं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is dutiful of his parents.
✓ He is dutiful to his parents.
Dutiful is followed by to or towards, not of.
'Dutiful' के बाद 'to' या 'towards' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
✗ He is a duty son to his old mother.
✓ He is a dutiful son to his old mother.
The adjective dutiful is needed before son; duty is a noun.
Son से पहले adjective 'dutiful' चाहिए; 'duty' noun है।
✗ She dutiful visited her grandmother every day.
✓ She dutifully visited her grandmother every day.
An adverb is needed to describe the verb visited.
Verb 'visited' का वर्णन करने के लिए adverb चाहिए।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
du·ti·ful
The y of duty changing to i and one l (not 'dutyful' or 'dutifull').
duty का y बदलकर i और एक l ('dutyful' या 'dutifull' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the duty words together: dutiful (obedient and respectful), conscientious (doing work carefully), responsible, diligent (hard-working).
कर्तव्य के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: dutiful (आज्ञाकारी और सम्मानपूर्ण), conscientious (सावधानी से काम करने वाला), responsible, diligent (मेहनती)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Fundamental Duties are listed in Article 51A (added by the 42nd Amendment, 1976).
मूल कर्तव्य अनुच्छेद 51A में हैं (42वें संशोधन, 1976 से जोड़े गए)।