forty
/ˈfɔːti/number
उच्चारण फ़ॉर्टी
चालीस
Basic word
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the number 40
चालीस
- forty years
- The hall can hold about forty people.
- My father turned forty last month.
+ 1 more example
- It takes forty minutes to reach the airport.
Synonyms forty
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
forty (number) + plural noun
Forty is followed by a plural noun and takes no s of its own. Compare 'forty students' with 'forty-plus students'.
'Forty' के बाद बहुवचन noun आता है और इसमें अपना s नहीं जुड़ता।
- Forty students passed the test.
- The hall can seat forty people.
forties (decades and ages)
The forties means ages 40 to 49 or the years 1940 to 1949. In his forties describes a person's age.
'The forties' का अर्थ 40 से 49 वर्ष की आयु या 1940 से 1949 के वर्ष है। 'In his forties' आयु बताता है।
- My uncle is in his early forties.
- The freedom movement grew strong in the forties.
forty-one to forty-nine; fortieth
Compound numbers are hyphenated. Note the spelling: forty has no u, unlike four and fourteen. The ordinal is fortieth.
यौगिक संख्याओं में hyphen लगता है। वर्तनी पर ध्यान दें: four और fourteen के विपरीत 'forty' में u नहीं होता। क्रमसूचक रूप 'fortieth' है।
- He scored forty-five runs.
- She finished fortieth in the race.
forty winks; forty-hour week
Forty winks means a short sleep, usually in the day. A forty-hour week uses a singular hour in the modifier.
'Forty winks' का अर्थ दिन में थोड़ी नींद है। 'Forty-hour week' में modifier के रूप में hour एकवचन रहता है।
- Grandfather takes forty winks after lunch.
- They work a forty-hour week.
+Collocations 4
forty + plural noun
studentsyearsminuteskilometresrupees
- The village is forty kilometres from the town.
in + one's + forties
earlymidlatehisher
- The principal is in her late forties.
forty + fixed phrase
winksthievesdayssomething
- Alibaba and the Forty Thieves is a famous story.
about / over / nearly + forty
aboutovernearlyjust underexactly
- Nearly forty candidates appeared for the interview.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's father turned forty last month.
राधिका के पिता पिछले महीने चालीस वर्ष के हो गए।
- The bus carries forty passengers at a time.
बस एक बार में चालीस यात्री ले जाती है।
- Forty minus fifteen is twenty-five.
चालीस में से पंद्रह घटाने पर पच्चीस बचते हैं।
- He retired at the age of sixty after forty years of service.
वह चालीस वर्ष की सेवा के बाद साठ वर्ष की आयु में सेवानिवृत्त हुआ।
- The temple was built in the early forties of the last century.
मंदिर पिछली शताब्दी के चालीस के दशक के आरंभ में बना था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He scored fourty runs in the match.
✓ He scored forty runs in the match.
Forty is spelt without a u.
'Forty' की वर्तनी में u नहीं होता।
✗ A forty years old man came to the office.
✓ A forty-year-old man came to the office.
In a compound adjective before a noun, the unit stays singular and is hyphenated.
Noun से पहले compound adjective में इकाई एकवचन रहती है और hyphen लगता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Forty winks (a short sleep during the day).
Idiom 'forty winks' (दिन में छोटी नींद, झपकी)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Hanuman Chalisa has forty verses.
हनुमान चालीसा में चालीस चौपाइयाँ हैं।