guitar
/ɡɪˈtɑː(r)/noun
उच्चारण गिटार
गिटार
Basic word
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a musical instrument that usually has six strings, that you play with your fingers or with a plectrum
गिटार
- She plays the guitar.
- He learned to play the guitar at the age of twelve.
- The singer picked up his guitar and began a soft tune.
+ 1 more example
- My brother is saving money to buy an electric guitar.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
play the guitar
Use the before the name of an instrument with play.
Instrument बजाने के लिए 'play' के साथ instrument के नाम से पहले 'the' लगता है।
- Radhika plays the guitar every evening.
- He has been playing the guitar since he was ten.
on (the) guitar
Use on to say which instrument a person plays in a band or recording.
बैंड या रिकॉर्डिंग में कोई कौन-सा वाद्य बजा रहा है, यह बताने के लिए 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Rohan is on guitar and his sister is on drums.
guitar as a modifier
Guitar can work like an adjective before another noun: guitar lesson, guitar string, guitar case.
'Guitar' दूसरे noun से पहले adjective की तरह प्रयोग हो सकता है, जैसे guitar lesson, guitar string, guitar case.
- She bought a new set of guitar strings.
countable noun
A guitar is countable; say a guitar, two guitars. Do not drop the article for a single instrument.
'Guitar' countable noun है; एक के लिए 'a guitar' और अधिक के लिए 'guitars' कहें। एक वाद्य के साथ article न छोड़ें।
- There is a guitar leaning against the wall.
+Collocations 5
type + guitar
acousticelectricbassclassicalleadrhythm
- He prefers the warm sound of an acoustic guitar.
verb + guitar
playtunestrumpick upplucklearn
- Radhika picked up the guitar and began to strum a soft tune.
guitar + noun
stringsololessonplayerchordcase
- The guitar solo lasted nearly two minutes.
part of a guitar
neckfretbridgestringpickstrap
- Press the string down firmly behind the fret.
guitar + music words
guitar riffguitar tabguitar pickguitar amp
- He learnt the opening guitar riff in a single evening.
“More examples 6
- My cousin teaches himself the guitar from videos on his phone.
मेरा चचेरा भाई अपने फ़ोन के वीडियो से ख़ुद गिटार सीखता है।
- The school band needs someone to play the guitar at the annual function.
स्कूल बैंड को वार्षिक समारोह में गिटार बजाने के लिए किसी की ज़रूरत है।
- A broken string made the guitar sound flat.
टूटी हुई तार से गिटार की आवाज़ बेसुरी हो गई।
- The singer walked onto the stage with his guitar slung over his shoulder.
गायक कंधे पर गिटार लटकाए मंच पर आया।
- She tuned the guitar before the concert began.
उसने संगीत-कार्यक्रम शुरू होने से पहले गिटार को सुर में मिलाया।
- Radhika's brother saved for months to buy an electric guitar.
राधिका के भाई ने इलेक्ट्रिक गिटार ख़रीदने के लिए कई महीनों तक पैसे बचाए।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He is learning the guitar from a good teacher since January.
✓ He has been learning the guitar from a good teacher since January.
Since needs a perfect tense, not the simple present continuous.
'Since' के साथ perfect tense आता है, simple present continuous नहीं।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
gui·tar
§Grammar and usage
Play the guitar (with 'the' for musical instruments: play the piano, the flute, the sitar), but play cricket (no article for games).
Play the guitar (वाद्यों के लिए 'the' के साथ: play the piano, the flute, the sitar), पर play cricket (खेलों के लिए article नहीं)।
Keep the string instruments: guitar, sitar (Pandit Ravi Shankar), sarod (Ustad Amjad Ali Khan), santoor (Pandit Shivkumar Sharma), veena, violin, harp.
तार-वाद्य याद रखिए: guitar, sitar (पंडित रवि शंकर), sarod (उस्ताद अमजद अली ख़ान), santoor (पंडित शिवकुमार शर्मा), veena, violin, harp।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who plays the guitar is a guitarist.
गिटार बजाने वाला guitarist।