grammatical
/ɡrəˈmætɪkl/adjective
उच्चारण ग्रमैटिकल
व्याकरण-संबंधी, व्याकरणिक
Core word
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[only before noun]
connected with the rules of grammar
व्याकरण-संबंधी, व्याकरणिक
- grammatical errors
- a grammatical rule
- This book explains grammatical terms in very simple language.
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- The grammatical structure of the two languages is quite different.
- He lost marks for making grammatical mistakes in the essay.
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correct according to the rules of grammar
व्याकरण की दृष्टि से सही, व्याकरण-सम्मत
- That sentence is not grammatical.
- Radhika checked every answer to make sure it was grammatical.
- Your sentence is grammatical, but it sounds rather formal.
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- Is it grammatical to end a sentence with a preposition?
- The teacher asked us to rewrite the sentence so that it was grammatical.
Synonyms correct well formed
Opposite ungrammatical incorrect
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grammatical + noun
Grammatical before a noun means connected with grammar: grammatical errors, grammatical structure, grammatical terms.
Noun से पहले 'grammatical' का अर्थ व्याकरण से संबंधित है: grammatical errors, grammatical structure।
- The essay had many grammatical errors.
- Learn the basic grammatical terms.
be + grammatical
After be, grammatical means correct according to the rules of grammar. Its opposite is ungrammatical.
'Be' के बाद 'grammatical' का अर्थ है व्याकरण के नियमों के अनुसार सही। इसका विपरीत 'ungrammatical' है।
- The sentence is not grammatical.
- Is this form grammatical?
grammatical vs grammar
Grammatical is an adjective. The noun is grammar and the adverb is grammatically.
'Grammatical' adjective है। इसका noun 'grammar' और adverb 'grammatically' है।
- The sentence is grammatically correct.
grammatical + category
In linguistics, grammatical category means a class such as tense, number, person or gender.
भाषाविज्ञान में 'grammatical category' tense, number, person या gender जैसे वर्ग को कहते हैं।
- Tense is a grammatical category of verbs.
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grammatical + noun
errormistakestructurerulecategory
- Avoid grammatical mistakes in your letter.
adverb + grammatical
perfectlyfullynotbarelyentirely
- Her answer was perfectly grammatical.
grammatical + terms
gendernumbercasetensemood
- Number and gender are grammatical terms.
verb + grammatical
soundseemberemainjudge
- That sentence does not sound grammatical.
grammatical + knowledge
accuracycorrectnesscompetenceawarenessstructure
- Grammatical accuracy earns marks in the writing section.
लेखन अनुभाग में व्याकरणिक शुद्धता से अंक मिलते हैं।
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- Radhika checked her essay for grammatical errors before submitting it.
राधिका ने निबंध जमा करने से पहले उसमें व्याकरण की गलतियाँ जाँचीं।
- The sentence is simple and grammatical.
वाक्य सरल है और व्याकरण की दृष्टि से सही है।
- Many error-spotting questions test grammatical knowledge.
त्रुटि-पहचान के कई प्रश्न व्याकरण के ज्ञान की परीक्षा लेते हैं।
- A sentence can be grammatical but still make no sense.
कोई वाक्य व्याकरणिक रूप से सही होकर भी निरर्थक हो सकता है।
- The teacher explained the grammatical function of the clause.
शिक्षक ने उपवाक्य के व्याकरणिक कार्य को समझाया।
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✗ His English is not so grammatic.
✓ His English is not very grammatical.
The adjective is grammatical, not grammatic.
सही adjective 'grammatical' है, 'grammatic' नहीं।
✗ She wrote a grammatical wrong sentence.
✓ She wrote a grammatically wrong sentence.
To modify the adjective wrong, use the adverb grammatically.
Adjective 'wrong' को modify करने के लिए adverb 'grammatically' आता है।
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AaSpelling
The noun is grammar, with -ar (not 'grammer'), but the adjective is grammatical, with -at-.
Noun grammar है, जिसके अंत में -ar आता है ('grammer' गलत है), पर adjective grammatical है, जिसमें -at- आता है।