futon
/ˈfuːtɒn/noun
उच्चारण फ़ूटॉन
फ्यूटन, ज़मीन पर बिछाने वाला (तह होने वाला) गद्दा
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a Japanese mattress that is put on the floor or on a low wooden frame for sleeping, and that can often be folded to make a seat
फ्यूटन, ज़मीन पर बिछाने वाला (तह होने वाला) गद्दा
- The guest room has a futon that turns into a sofa during the day.
- She rolled up the futon and put it away.
- Our guests slept on a futon in the living room.
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- He rolled up the futon and put it in the cupboard.
- A futon is a good choice for a small flat.
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futon (countable noun)
A futon is a Japanese-style mattress that can be put on the floor or on a low frame and often folded into a seat. It is a countable noun borrowed from Japanese.
'Futon' जापानी ढंग का गद्दा है जो फ़र्श पर या नीचे फ़्रेम पर रखा जाता है और प्रायः मोड़कर बैठने की जगह बनाया जा सकता है। यह जापानी से आया गणनीय शब्द है।
- Radhika bought a futon for the small guest room.
- The futon folds into a sofa in the daytime.
sleep on a futon
Use on with a futon, as with a bed or sofa.
Bed या sofa की तरह futon के साथ भी 'on' आता है।
- Our guest slept on the futon in the study.
futon + noun
Futon can come before another noun, as in futon mattress, futon sofa and futon frame.
'Futon' दूसरे noun से पहले आ सकता है, जैसे 'futon mattress' और 'futon sofa'।
- The futon sofa fits easily into a one-room flat.
futon vs mattress / sofa bed
A traditional futon is thin and sits on the floor; a Western futon often has a wooden frame and works as a sofa bed.
पारंपरिक futon पतला होता है और फ़र्श पर रखा जाता है; पश्चिमी futon में प्रायः लकड़ी का फ़्रेम होता है और वह sofa bed का काम करता है।
- A futon is cheaper than a full sofa bed.
futon: plural futons
The plural is regular: futons.
इसका बहुवचन नियमित है: futons।
- Both futons in the hostel were donated by an alumnus.
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adjective + futon
foldingcomfortablethincottondoubleJapanese
- A folding futon saves space in a hostel room.
verb + futon
foldunfoldroll upbuysleep onair
- She rolled up the futon and put it in the cupboard.
futon + noun
mattressframecoversofabed
- Put a clean cover on the futon mattress.
futon in room
on the floorin the studyin the guest roomin the cornernear the window
- The futon lay in the corner near the window.
futon and similar furniture
futonsofadivancotmattress
- A futon, a divan and a cot are all kinds of beds.
futon + use
spare bedguest bedextra seatdaytime sofastudy bed
- The futon serves as a spare bed when relatives visit.
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- He spread the futon on the floor and went to sleep.
उसने फ़र्श पर futon बिछाया और सो गया।
- The small flat has a futon instead of a bed.
छोटे फ़्लैट में पलंग की जगह एक futon है।
- Radhika folded the futon during the day to make space.
राधिका ने जगह बनाने के लिए दिन में futon को मोड़ दिया।
- The futon frame is made of pine wood.
futon का फ़्रेम चीड़ की लकड़ी का बना है।
- My cousin sleeps on a futon when he visits.
जब मेरा चचेरा भाई आता है तो वह futon पर सोता है।
- The shop delivers the futon, mattress and cover together.
दुकान futon, गद्दा और कवर साथ में पहुँचाती है।
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✗ The guests slept in the futon in the study.
✓ The guests slept on the futon in the study.
A futon is a surface, so the preposition is on.
Futon एक सतह है, इसलिए preposition 'on' आता है।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Japanese.
यह शब्द Japanese भाषा से आया है।