half-sister
/ˈhɑːf sɪstə/noun
उच्चारण हाफ़ सिस्ट
सौतेली बहन (एक ही माता या एक ही पिता से)
Basic word
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a girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as you
सौतेली बहन (एक ही माता या एक ही पिता से)
- She has two brothers and a half-sister.
- My half-sister and I share the same father.
- My half-sister lives in Chennai with her mother.
+ 2 more examples
- He often visits his half-sister during the holidays.
- She has a half-sister who is ten years older.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
half-sister (hyphenated noun)
A half-sister is a girl or woman who shares one parent with you. It is written with a hyphen, and the plural is half-sisters.
Half-sister वह लड़की या महिला है जिसके साथ एक अभिभावक समान होता है; इसे hyphen के साथ लिखते हैं और plural 'half-sisters' है।
- Radhika's half-sister lives in Lucknow.
- He has one half-sister and two half-brothers.
half-sister on mother's / father's side
Add on my father's side or on my mother's side to show which parent you share.
कौन-सा अभिभावक साझा है यह बताने के लिए 'on my father's side' या 'on my mother's side' जोड़ें।
- She is my half-sister on my mother's side.
be + half-sister to somebody
To somebody shows the relation: she is the half-sister to the prince. It is mostly used in formal or historical contexts.
'To somebody' संबंध बताता है; यह प्रयोग मुख्यतः औपचारिक या ऐतिहासिक संदर्भों में होता है।
- The queen was half-sister to the earlier king.
half-sister vs stepsister
A stepsister is the daughter of your stepparent and has no blood relation to you. A half-sister shares a mother or father with you.
Stepsister सौतेले माता-पिता की पुत्री है और उससे रक्त-संबंध नहीं होता; half-sister के साथ माता या पिता साझा होता है।
- My stepsister and I became friends, but she is not my half-sister.
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adjective + half-sister
youngerelderolderonlymaternalpaternal
- Her elder half-sister helped her fill the exam form.
verb + half-sister
havemeetlook afterlive withwrite to
- He looks after his younger half-sister while their father works.
possessive + half-sister
myhishertheiryour
- Your half-sister called you this morning.
half-sister + preposition
from a second marriageof the familyon his father's side
- She has a half-sister from her father's second marriage.
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- Radhika's half-sister is five years older and works in a bank.
राधिका की सौतेली बहन पाँच वर्ष बड़ी है और बैंक में काम करती है।
- At the wedding she met her half-sister for the first time.
शादी में वह पहली बार अपनी सौतेली बहन से मिली।
- The two half-sisters grew up in different cities but stayed in touch.
दोनों सौतेली बहनें अलग शहरों में पली-बढ़ीं, पर संपर्क में रहीं।
- He inherited the shop together with his half-sister.
उसे दुकान अपनी सौतेली बहन के साथ मिलकर विरासत में मिली।
- My half-sister speaks Tamil, while I speak Hindi.
मेरी सौतेली बहन तमिल बोलती है, जबकि मैं हिंदी बोलती हूँ।
- Radhika sat beside her half-sister during the entrance test counselling.
प्रवेश परीक्षा की काउंसलिंग के दौरान राधिका अपनी सौतेली बहन के पास बैठी थी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She is my half sister by father side.
✓ She is my half-sister on my father's side.
Use on my father's side, with the possessive and the preposition on.
'On my father's side' लिखें, जिसमें possessive और preposition 'on' आता है।
?Which word?
Do not confuse a half-sister (who shares one parent with you) and a stepsister (the daughter of your stepmother or stepfather, with no parent in common).
Half-sister (जिसके साथ आपका एक माता या पिता साझा हो) और stepsister (आपकी सौतेली माँ या सौतेले पिता की बेटी, जिससे कोई माता-पिता साझा न हो) में भ्रमित न हों।