hopscotch
/ˈhɒpskɒtʃ/noun
उच्चारण हॉप्स्कॉच
स्टापू, इक्कड़-दुक्कड़ (बच्चों का खेल)
Core word
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a children's game in which players throw a stone onto squares drawn on the ground and then hop and jump along the squares to pick it up
स्टापू, इक्कड़-दुक्कड़ (बच्चों का खेल)
- The girls were playing hopscotch in the courtyard.
- Radhika drew chalk squares on the courtyard floor so that the girls could play hopscotch.
- We played hopscotch during the break until the bell rang.
+ 2 more examples
- The little girl drew a hopscotch grid with chalk.
- Hopscotch is a game almost every child knows.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
play (a game of) hopscotch
Hopscotch is a children's game, and the verb with it is 'play'. As a game name it is uncountable and takes no article.
Hopscotch बच्चों का खेल है और इसके साथ 'play' क्रिया आती है। खेल के नाम के रूप में यह uncountable है और इसके साथ article नहीं लगता।
- The girls were playing hopscotch in the courtyard.
- Radhika drew squares on the ground for a game of hopscotch.
hopscotch + noun
It forms nouns such as 'hopscotch grid' and 'hopscotch squares' for the marked ground.
इससे 'hopscotch grid' और 'hopscotch squares' जैसे noun बनते हैं।
- The hopscotch grid was drawn in chalk.
hopscotch as a verb or figure
Writers may use 'hopscotch' as a verb, meaning to move from place to place in a jumping order, or as an image for such travel.
लेखक इसे verb के रूप में भी प्रयोग करते हैं, जिसका अर्थ कूद-कूदकर स्थान बदलना है।
- The tour hopscotched across five cities in a week.
hopscotch + of + places
Figuratively, a 'hopscotch of cities' describes a trip that jumps from one place to the next.
आलंकारिक रूप से 'a hopscotch of cities' एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान पर कूदती यात्रा बताता है।
- Their holiday was a hopscotch of hill stations.
+Collocations 5
verb + hopscotch
playdrawmark outteachlearn
- She taught her little cousin how to play hopscotch.
hopscotch + noun
gridsquaresstonegamecourt
- Each child threw a small stone onto the hopscotch grid.
adjective + hopscotch
chalkedsimpleoldpopularplayground
- The chalked hopscotch squares were washed away by the rain.
hopscotch + preposition
inonatafterduring
- The children played hopscotch during the break.
hopscotch + verb
hopjumpthrowlandskip
- Skip the square where the stone has landed.
पत्थर जिस खाने में पड़ा हो, उसे छोड़कर आगे कूदना होता है।
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- Hopscotch is called 'stapu' or 'ikkad-dukkad' in different parts of India.
भारत के अलग-अलग भागों में हॉपस्कॉच को 'स्टापू' या 'इक्कड़-दुक्कड़' कहा जाता है।
- To play hopscotch, you hop on one foot over the numbered squares.
हॉपस्कॉच खेलने के लिए आप क्रमांकित खानों पर एक पैर से कूदते हैं।
- Radhika's grandmother remembers playing hopscotch with broken bangle pieces.
राधिका की दादी को याद है कि वे टूटी चूड़ी के टुकड़ों से स्टापू खेलती थीं।
- The girl lost her balance on the last square of the hopscotch.
लड़की हॉपस्कॉच के अंतिम खाने पर संतुलन खो बैठी।
- Playing hopscotch improves balance and coordination in young children.
हॉपस्कॉच खेलने से छोटे बच्चों का संतुलन और तालमेल बेहतर होता है।
- The village school painted a permanent hopscotch on the playground.
गाँव के विद्यालय ने मैदान में स्थायी हॉपस्कॉच बना दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The children are playing a hopscotch.
✓ The children are playing hopscotch.
Names of games take no article.
खेलों के नामों के साथ article नहीं लगता।
✗ She did hopscotch with her friends.
✓ She played hopscotch with her friends.
Games take the verb 'play', not 'do'.
खेलों के साथ 'play' क्रिया आती है, 'do' नहीं।