goldfish
/ˈɡəʊldfɪʃ/noun
उच्चारण गोल्ड्फ़िश
सुनहरी मछली
Basic word
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a small orange or red fish, often kept as a pet in a bowl or pond
सुनहरी मछली
- a goldfish bowl
- The goldfish swam slowly around the bowl.
- Feed the goldfish twice a day.
+ 1 more example
- We won a goldfish at the school fair.
Synonyms fish
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
goldfish (singular and plural)
The plural of goldfish is usually goldfish; goldfishes is used only when you speak of different kinds.
Goldfish का plural प्रायः goldfish ही रहता है; goldfishes तब प्रयुक्त होता है जब अलग-अलग प्रजातियों की बात हो।
- Radhika keeps two goldfish in a glass bowl.
- The shop sells several kinds of goldfishes.
keep / feed / have goldfish
Verbs for pets go with goldfish: keep, feed, buy, look after.
पालतू जीवों वाली क्रियाएँ goldfish के साथ आती हैं: keep, feed, buy, look after।
- She feeds the goldfish twice a day.
- My brother bought a goldfish at the fair.
goldfish in a bowl / pond / tank
Use 'in' for the place where the fish lives.
मछली जहाँ रहती है, उसके लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The goldfish swam in the garden pond.
- A goldfish in a small bowl needs clean water.
goldfish memory / goldfish bowl (figurative)
A goldfish memory means a very short memory; a goldfish bowl is a place where you are always watched.
Goldfish memory का अर्थ बहुत कमज़ोर याददाश्त है; goldfish bowl ऐसी जगह है जहाँ हर कोई आपको देखता रहता है।
- He has a goldfish memory and forgets my name daily.
- Life in the spotlight is like living in a goldfish bowl.
+Collocations 4
adjective + goldfish
orangepetfattinyshiny
- A tiny orange goldfish darted around the bowl.
verb + goldfish
keepfeedbreedcatchwin at the fair
- He won a goldfish at the village fair.
goldfish + noun
bowlpondtankfoodmemory
- She bought goldfish food from the pet shop.
goldfish + preposition
in the bowlin the pondswim arounddart about
- The goldfish swam around the plastic castle.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's goldfish died after her brother overfed it.
राधिका के भाई ने उसे ज़्यादा खिला दिया और उसकी goldfish मर गई।
- The goldfish in the temple pond are fed by children every evening.
मंदिर के तालाब की goldfish को हर शाम बच्चे दाना डालते हैं।
- A goldfish bowl should be cleaned once a week.
Goldfish के बाउल को सप्ताह में एक बार साफ़ करना चाहिए।
- I forgot where I put my keys; I have the memory of a goldfish!
मैं भूल गया कि मैंने चाबियाँ कहाँ रखीं; मेरी याददाश्त goldfish जैसी है!
- The little girl named her goldfish Chhotu and talked to it every morning.
छोटी बच्ची ने अपनी goldfish का नाम छोटू रखा और रोज़ सुबह उससे बातें कीं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I have three goldfishes in my bowl.
✓ I have three goldfish in my bowl.
The plural of goldfish is usually goldfish.
Goldfish का plural प्रायः goldfish ही होता है।
✗ The goldfish are swimming in a bowl, and it is hungry.
✓ The goldfish are swimming in a bowl, and they are hungry.
Match the pronoun to the plural subject.
Pronoun plural subject के अनुरूप होना चाहिए।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In a goldfish bowl (in a situation where everyone can see what you do).
Idiom 'in a goldfish bowl' (ऐसी स्थिति में जहाँ हर कोई आपको देख रहा हो)।