flatmate
/ˈflætmeɪt/noun
उच्चारण फ़्लैट्मेट
फ़्लैट में साथ रहने वाला/वाली, फ़्लैटमेट
Core word
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[C] British
a person who shares a flat with one or more others
फ़्लैट में साथ रहने वाला/वाली, फ़्लैटमेट
- Radhika and her flatmate take turns cooking dinner.
- I'm looking for a new flatmate.
- My flatmate is a nurse who works night shifts.
+ 2 more examples
- The flatmates agreed to split the electricity bill.
- Ananya found a flatmate through an online advertisement.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a flatmate (countable noun)
A flatmate shares a flat, a rented apartment, with others. It is one word in British English and countable.
'Flatmate' वह व्यक्ति है जो दूसरों के साथ किराये का फ़्लैट साझा करता है। यह ब्रिटिश English का एक शब्द और countable है।
- Radhika's flatmate studies medicine.
- I am looking for a new flatmate.
flatmate vs roommate vs housemate
British English uses flatmate for a flat and housemate for a house; American English uses roommate for either.
ब्रिटिश English में flat के लिए flatmate और house के लिए housemate; अमेरिकी English में दोनों के लिए roommate।
- In Delhi many students share a flat with a flatmate or two.
share a flat with a flatmate
The verb share goes with flat, and with introduces the other person.
Flat के साथ क्रिया 'share' आती है, और दूसरे व्यक्ति के लिए 'with' का प्रयोग होता है।
- She shares a flat with two flatmates near the college.
flatmate's + noun / my flatmate's + noun
Use the possessive for the flatmate's things: my flatmate's laptop.
Flatmate की चीज़ों के लिए possessive रूप प्रयुक्त होता है: my flatmate's laptop।
- I borrowed my flatmate's charger.
+Collocations 4
adjective + flatmate
newformernoisyfriendlytidy
- My tidy flatmate cleans the kitchen every night.
verb + flatmate
findadvertise forget on withargue withlive with
- I get on well with my flatmate.
flatmate + noun
agreementrentrotadisputewanted
- We made a flatmate rota for cooking and cleaning.
flatmate + preposition
flatmate in Mumbaiflatmate from Lucknowflatmate of two yearsflatmate at college
- Her flatmate from Lucknow cooks excellent biryani.
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- Radhika and her flatmate split the rent and the electricity bill.
राधिका और उसकी फ्लैटमेट किराया और बिजली का बिल आधा-आधा बाँटती हैं।
- My flatmate wakes up at five to prepare for the bank exam.
मेरा फ्लैटमेट बैंक परीक्षा की तैयारी के लिए पाँच बजे उठ जाता है।
- We put an advertisement in the library for a new flatmate.
हमने नए फ्लैटमेट के लिए पुस्तकालय में विज्ञापन लगाया।
- He has been my flatmate since we both joined college.
जब से हम दोनों ने कॉलेज में प्रवेश लिया, वह मेरा फ्लैटमेट है।
- A good flatmate respects your study time and your privacy.
अच्छा फ्लैटमेट आपके पढ़ाई के समय और निजता का सम्मान करता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I am sharing a flat with my flatmate since June.
✓ I have been sharing a flat with my flatmate since June.
Since with a point in time needs the present perfect continuous.
किसी समय-बिंदु के साथ 'since' आने पर present perfect continuous का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ She discussed with her flatmate about the rent.
✓ She discussed the rent with her flatmate.
Discuss is transitive and takes no about.
'Discuss' transitive है और इसके बाद 'about' नहीं आता।
§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English says flatmate, while American English usually says roommate.
British और American में British English में flatmate कहा जाता है, जबकि American English में आमतौर पर roommate कहा जाता है।