goodnight
/ˌɡʊdˈnaɪt/exclamation, noun
उच्चारण गुड्नाइट
शुभ रात्रि
Basic word
- 1
said when you leave somebody in the evening or before going to bed
शुभ रात्रि
- Goodnight, Radhika!
- Goodnight, Mum, and sleep well.
- He kissed his daughter goodnight and switched off the light.
+ 1 more example
- We said goodnight to our hosts and walked back to the hotel.
Synonyms sleep well good evening
Opposite good morning
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
goodnight (exclamation, noun)
Goodnight is said when you leave someone in the evening or before sleep.
Goodnight शाम को विदा लेते समय या सोने से पहले कहा जाता है।
- Goodnight, Radhika; sleep well.
- She said goodnight and went upstairs.
say goodnight to somebody / kiss goodnight
As a noun, use say goodnight to, wish somebody goodnight, or kiss somebody goodnight.
Noun के रूप में say goodnight to, wish somebody goodnight या kiss somebody goodnight का प्रयोग होता है।
- He kissed his daughter goodnight.
- They wished us goodnight at the gate.
goodnight vs good night
Both spellings occur; the one-word goodnight is common, but 'good night' is also accepted.
दोनों वर्तनी मिलती हैं; एक शब्द वाला goodnight आम है, पर 'good night' भी स्वीकार्य है।
- Write 'good night' or 'goodnight' consistently in an essay.
goodnight: used only when parting at night
Do not use it as a greeting on meeting; for that use 'good evening'.
इसे मिलते समय अभिवादन के रूप में प्रयोग न करें; उसके लिए 'good evening' कहें।
- Good evening, sir, when you arrive; goodnight when you leave.
goodnight vs good evening
Good evening is the greeting on meeting; goodnight is used only when parting or going to bed.
Good evening मिलने पर अभिवादन है; goodnight केवल विदा लेते या सोने जाते समय कहा जाता है।
- He said good evening at the gate and goodnight at the door.
+Collocations 5
verb + goodnight
saywishbidkisscall
- She called goodnight from the door.
adjective + goodnight
sweetlastfinalquickpolite
- It was a quick goodnight.
goodnight + noun
kissstoryhugmessagesong
- The mother sang a goodnight song.
goodnight + to
goodnight to the guestsgoodnight to the familygoodnight to everyone
- He said goodnight to everyone and left.
goodnight + phrase
goodnight and sleep tightgoodnight, sweet dreamsgoodnight and God bless
- She whispered, 'Goodnight and sleep tight.'
“More examples 7
- Radhika's father reads her a short story before saying goodnight.
राधिका के पिता goodnight कहने से पहले उसे एक छोटी कहानी सुनाते हैं।
- The hostel warden bids goodnight to every student at ten.
हॉस्टल वार्डन रात दस बजे हर विद्यार्थी को शुभ रात्रि कहती हैं।
- He sent a goodnight message to his mother.
उसने अपनी माँ को शुभ रात्रि का संदेश भेजा।
- They said goodnight and went home after the wedding feast.
विवाह-भोज के बाद उन्होंने शुभ रात्रि कही और घर चले गए।
- She waved goodnight from the balcony.
उसने बालकनी से हाथ हिलाकर शुभ रात्रि कही।
- The cousins said goodnight at the door and promised to meet at breakfast.
चचेरे भाई-बहनों ने दरवाज़े पर शुभ रात्रि कही और नाश्ते पर मिलने का वादा किया।
- A last goodnight to the moon, and the little boy fell asleep.
चाँद को अंतिम शुभ रात्रि कहकर छोटा बच्चा सो गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I said him goodnight.
✓ I said goodnight to him.
Say goodnight takes 'to' before the person.
Say goodnight में व्यक्ति से पहले 'to' आता है।
✗ She wished goodnight to me and went away.
✓ She wished me goodnight and went away.
Wish takes the person directly, then goodnight.
Wish के बाद पहले व्यक्ति आता है, फिर goodnight।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
sleep well good evening
Antonyms
good morning
§Grammar and usage
Usage: good evening is a greeting when meeting; goodnight is said when leaving or going to bed.
प्रयोग में good evening मिलते समय अभिवादन है; goodnight विदा होते या सोने जाते समय कहा जाता है।