else
/els/adverb
उच्चारण एल्स
और, अन्य; नहीं तो
Core word
- 1
used after words formed with any-, every-, no- and some-, and after question words, to refer to another person or thing; apart from somebody or something
और, अन्य; नहीं तो
- someone else
- What else?
- Hurry, or else you'll miss the bus.
+ 4 more examples
- Is there anyone else who wants to speak?
- Where else can I buy this book?
- I cannot find my keys, so I will have to ask somebody else.
- If you do not like tea, would you like something else?
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
anyone / someone / nobody / everything + else
Else comes AFTER indefinite pronouns and adverbs such as anyone, something, nowhere and everybody. It means 'in addition' or 'different'.
Else, anyone, something, nowhere और everybody जैसे indefinite pronouns/adverbs के बाद आता है। इसका अर्थ 'इसके अलावा' या 'अलग' होता है।
- Is there anything else you need?
- Nobody else came to the meeting.
wh-word + else
After question words such as what, who, where and how, else asks about other possibilities.
what, who, where और how जैसे question words के बाद else अन्य संभावनाओं के बारे में पूछता है।
- Who else is coming to the party?
- Where else can we find this book?
else's (possessive)
The possessive is formed on 'else', not on the pronoun: someone else's book, not someone's else book.
Possessive रूप 'else' पर बनता है, pronoun पर नहीं: someone else's book, 'someone's else book' नहीं।
- That is someone else's umbrella.
- Don't blame anybody else's mistakes on me.
or else (conjunction / warning)
'Or else' introduces a consequence or a warning: if not, then something bad follows. It is informal and strong in tone.
'Or else' किसी परिणाम या चेतावनी को प्रस्तुत करता है: अन्यथा कुछ बुरा होगा। यह informal और कड़े स्वर का प्रयोग है।
- Leave now, or else you will miss the train.
- Study well, or else you will regret it in the exam.
+Collocations 4
indefinite pronoun + else
someoneanyoneeverybodynobodysomethinganything
- If you cannot do it, ask someone else.
wh-word + else
whatwhowherehowwhy
- What else did the examiner ask you?
adverb + else
nowheresomewhereanywhereeverywhereelsewhere
- The shop was closed, so we went somewhere else.
fixed phrases with else
or elseif all else failsmuch elselittle elsenothing else matters
- If all else fails, you can always retake the exam.
“More examples 5
- Radhika has already finished the paper; what else is there to do?
राधिका ने पेपर पहले ही पूरा कर लिया है; अब और क्या करना बाकी है?
- Is there anything else I can help you with?
क्या कोई और चीज़ है जिसमें मैं आपकी सहायता कर सकता हूँ?
- He had nowhere else to go after the hostel closed.
हॉस्टल बंद होने के बाद उसके पास जाने के लिए और कोई जगह नहीं थी।
- Everyone else had left by the time we reached the station.
जब तक हम स्टेशन पहुँचे, बाकी सब लोग जा चुके थे।
- Hurry up, or else the gates will be locked.
जल्दी करो, वरना गेट बंद हो जाएँगे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Is there anybody other in the room?
✓ Is there anybody else in the room?
After indefinite pronouns use 'else', not 'other'.
Indefinite pronouns के बाद 'else' आता है, 'other' नहीं।
✗ I took someone's else pen by mistake.
✓ I took someone else's pen by mistake.
The apostrophe-s goes on 'else'.
Apostrophe-s 'else' पर लगता है।
¶Idioms 1
or else
used to introduce the second of two possibilities; (informal) used to threaten sb
नहीं तो, वरना
- Hurry up, or else we'll miss the train.
- Give me the money, or else!
§Grammar and usage
Else comes after someone, anything, nobody, what, who ('somebody else'); the possessive is 'somebody else's' (not 'somebody's else'); or else means otherwise (often as a warning).
Else, someone, anything, nobody, what, who के बाद आता है ('somebody else'); possessive 'somebody else's' है ('somebody's else' नहीं); or else का अर्थ नहीं तो है (प्रायः चेतावनी के रूप में)।