fortieth
/ˈfɔːtiəθ/ordinal number
उच्चारण फ़ॉर्टिअथ
चालीसवाँ
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40th; next after the thirty-ninth
चालीसवाँ
- his fortieth birthday
- The whole village joined the fortieth anniversary of the old temple.
- Her parents celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary last week.
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- The firm marks its fortieth year in business this month.
- He finished fortieth in the marathon, which was his best result.
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the fortieth + noun
Fortieth is an ordinal number and normally takes the; note the spelling, which drops the u of forty.
Fortieth क्रमसूचक संख्या है और सामान्यतः 'the' के साथ आती है; वर्तनी में forty का 'u' नहीं आता।
- Today is the fortieth day of the course.
- She finished fortieth in the race.
fortieth (fraction)
As a noun, fortieth also means one of forty equal parts: a fortieth.
Noun के रूप में fortieth का अर्थ चालीस बराबर भागों में से एक भी है: a fortieth।
- A fortieth of the budget was spent on books.
- Each member received a fortieth of the prize.
on the fortieth / in the fortieth + noun
Use on for a date and in for a position in a sequence.
तारीख़ के लिए 'on' और क्रम में स्थान के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The fair was held on the fortieth day.
- He stood in the fortieth place in the queue.
fortieth anniversary / birthday
With anniversary and birthday, fortieth is used before the noun and the is often replaced by a possessive.
Anniversary और birthday के साथ 'fortieth' noun से पहले आता है और 'the' की जगह possessive आ सकता है।
- My parents celebrated their fortieth anniversary.
- He turned forty on his fortieth birthday.
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fortieth + noun
anniversarybirthdaydayyearplaceposition
- They held a party for the school's fortieth anniversary.
verb + fortieth
finishcomerankreachcelebrate
- Our college ranked fortieth in the state.
fortieth + of
of a monthof the voteof the amount
- He saved a fortieth of his salary.
ordinal numbers
thirty-ninthfortiethforty-firstfiftieth
- The thirty-ninth and fortieth floors were closed.
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- The fortieth chapter of the book describes the monsoon.
पुस्तक का चालीसवाँ अध्याय मानसून का वर्णन करता है।
- Radhika finished fortieth out of two hundred candidates.
राधिका दो सौ अभ्यर्थियों में चालीसवें स्थान पर रही।
- The school celebrates its fortieth anniversary next March.
विद्यालय अपनी चालीसवीं वर्षगाँठ अगले मार्च में मनाएगा।
- My grandfather turned forty in the fortieth year of Independence.
मेरे दादाजी स्वतंत्रता के चालीसवें वर्ष में चालीस के हुए।
- A fortieth of the class got first division.
कक्षा के चालीसवें भाग को प्रथम श्रेणी मिली।
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✗ She came in the fourtieth position.
✓ She came in the fortieth position.
The spelling is fortieth, without the u, unlike four and fourteenth.
वर्तनी 'fortieth' है, 'u' के बिना, 'four' और 'fourteenth' से अलग।
✗ This is our fourtieth anniversary.
✓ This is our fortieth anniversary.
Forty and fortieth have no u.
Forty और fortieth में 'u' नहीं होता।
✗ Today is the fortyth day.
✓ Today is the fortieth day.
The ordinal is formed by changing y to ie and adding th.
क्रमसूचक रूप बनाने के लिए y को ie में बदलकर th जोड़ा जाता है।
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These look alike, but spelling and meaning differ.
ये देखने में मिलते-जुलते हैं, पर वर्तनी और अर्थ अलग हैं।
AaSpelling
for·ti·eth
?Which word?
Keep apart forty (40) and fourty (wrong spelling).
Forty (40) और fourty (गलत spelling) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
The y of forty changes to ie before -th: twenty/twentieth, thirty/thirtieth, fifty/fiftieth.
-th से पहले forty का y बदलकर ie: twenty/twentieth, thirty/thirtieth, fifty/fiftieth।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A fortieth anniversary is a ruby anniversary.
चालीसवीं वर्षगाँठ ruby anniversary।