ferryman
/ˈferimən/noun
उच्चारण फ़ेरिमन
मल्लाह, केवट, नाविक
Core word
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a person who takes a boat carrying people or goods across a river or other narrow stretch of water
मल्लाह, केवट, नाविक
- The ferryman rowed the pilgrims across the Ganga.
- In the Ramayana, the ferryman Kewat takes Rama across the river.
- The ferryman charged a small fare for the crossing.
+ 2 more examples
- We waited on the bank for the ferryman to return.
- The old ferryman knew every current of the river.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
ferryman (countable noun)
The plural is ferrymen. Use the noun for a man who takes people across water in a boat.
Plural 'ferrymen' बनता है। नाव से लोगों को पानी के पार ले जाने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए यह noun आता है।
- The ferryman waited until all the passengers had boarded.
- Two ferrymen rowed the boat across the river.
ferryman + of + place
Use of or at to name the river or crossing where he works.
वह जिस नदी या घाट पर काम करता है, उसे बताने के लिए 'of' या 'at' आता है।
- He was the ferryman of the village for thirty years.
- The ferryman at the Ganga ghat charged ten rupees.
ask / pay the ferryman
Pay takes the person directly and the amount after it, or for the crossing.
Pay के बाद सीधे व्यक्ति आता है, और पार कराने के लिए 'for' लगता है।
- We paid the ferryman for the crossing.
- Ask the ferryman when the next boat leaves.
ferryman as a gendered word
Ferryman refers to a man; ferry operator is a neutral alternative for any person.
'Ferryman' पुरुष के लिए है; किसी भी व्यक्ति के लिए 'ferry operator' तटस्थ शब्द है।
- The ferry operator, a young woman, checked every ticket.
+Collocations 5
adjective + ferryman
oldexperiencedlocalhonestsilent
- The old ferryman knew every current in the river.
verb + the ferryman
callpaythanktrusthire
- Call the ferryman from the other bank by waving a cloth.
ferryman + verb
rowsteerplywaitshout
- The ferryman steered carefully around the sandbanks.
ferryman + noun
boatfaresonghutpole
- The ferryman's song carried across the quiet water.
ferryman + preposition
at the ghaton the riveracross the lakeby trade
- The ferryman on the Brahmaputra took us across at dawn.
“More examples 6
- In many stories the ferryman is a wise old man who knows the river.
कई कहानियों में ferryman एक बुद्धिमान बूढ़ा आदमी होता है जो नदी को जानता है।
- The ferryman refused to cross the river during the storm.
Ferryman ने तूफ़ान के दौरान नदी पार कराने से मना कर दिया।
- Radhika's grandfather was the ferryman of their village on the Yamuna.
राधिका के दादा यमुना पर उनके गाँव के ferryman थे।
- The ferrymen went on strike when the new bridge opened.
नया पुल खुलने पर ferrymen हड़ताल पर चले गए।
- A ferryman earns very little during the monsoon months.
मानसून के महीनों में एक ferryman बहुत कम कमाता है।
- Radhika gave the ferryman a small tip for his help.
राधिका ने ferryman को उसकी मदद के लिए थोड़ी बख़्शीश दी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Two ferrymans were waiting at the bank.
✓ Two ferrymen were waiting at the bank.
Words ending in -man form the plural with -men.
-man पर समाप्त होने वाले शब्दों का plural -men से बनता है।
✗ He is a ferryman since 1990.
✓ He has been a ferryman since 1990.
With since, use the present perfect, not the simple present.
'Since' के साथ present perfect (has been) आता है, simple present नहीं।