how
/haʊ/adverb
उच्चारण हाउ
कैसे; कितना
Basic word
- 1
in what way or manner; used to ask about somebody's health; used to ask about amount, age, size; used to show surprise or strong feeling
कैसे; कितना
- How do you spell it?
- How are you?
- How old is she?
+ 4 more examples
- How beautiful!
- How did you reach the station so quickly?
- How is your grandfather now?
- How much does this notebook cost?
Synonyms in what way by what means to what extent
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
how + adjective/adverb
Use how before an adjective or adverb to ask about degree: how old, how far, how often, how much.
डिग्री पूछने के लिए adjective या adverb से पहले how आता है: how old, how far, how often, how much।
- How far is the station?
- How often do you revise?
how + to-infinitive
It shows the method of doing something.
यह किसी काम को करने की विधि बताता है।
- Radhika learned how to type quickly.
- Show me how to open this file.
How + auxiliary + subject (question word order)
In direct questions, an auxiliary comes before the subject. In indirect questions, the subject comes first.
सीधे प्रश्न में auxiliary कर्ता से पहले आती है। अप्रत्यक्ष प्रश्न में कर्ता पहले आता है।
- How did you solve it?
- Tell me how you solved it.
How about / How come / How do you do
How about suggests an idea; how come means why; how do you do is a formal greeting.
How about सुझाव देता है; how come का अर्थ क्यों है; how do you do औपचारिक अभिवादन है।
- How about a cup of tea?
- How come you are late?
+Collocations 4
how + adjective
oldtalllongwideimportant
- How tall is the Qutub Minar?
how + adverb
oftensoonfastwellquickly
- How soon can you finish the report?
how + much/many
muchmanyfarlong
- How many marks do I need to qualify?
know/learn/explain how
knowlearnexplainunderstandwonder
- I wonder how the machine works.
“More examples 5
- Do you know how the Constitution was drafted?
क्या आप जानते हैं कि संविधान का मसौदा कैसे बनाया गया था?
- How strange it is that the bell has not rung!
कितनी अजीब बात है कि घंटी अभी तक नहीं बजी!
- I will tell you how to reach the library.
मैं आपको बताऊँगा कि पुस्तकालय तक कैसे पहुँचें।
- How long have you been preparing for the exam?
आप कब से परीक्षा की तैयारी कर रहे हैं?
- He asked me how I managed to finish early.
उसने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं जल्दी कैसे पूरा कर पाया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ How you solved this sum?
✓ How did you solve this sum?
A direct question needs an auxiliary before the subject.
सीधे प्रश्न में कर्ता से पहले auxiliary चाहिए।
✗ Please tell me how did you do it.
✓ Please tell me how you did it.
An indirect question keeps statement order.
अप्रत्यक्ष प्रश्न में statement का क्रम रहता है।
✗ How much books do you have?
✓ How many books do you have?
Books is countable, so use how many.
Books गणनीय है, इसलिए how many आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These question words ask for different information.
ये प्रश्नवाचक शब्द अलग जानकारी माँगते हैं।
Asks about a thing or a kind of thing.
वस्तु या उसके प्रकार के बारे में पूछता है।
- What is your name?
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
in what way by what means to what extent
§Grammar and usage
How + adjective in exclamations ('How kind of you!'); how many + plural noun and how much + uncountable noun; indirect questions use statement order ('Tell me how you did it'); 'How do you do?' is a formal greeting on first meeting, and the reply is also 'How do you do', not 'I am fine'.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: विस्मयादिबोधक वाक्यों में how + adjective ('How kind of you!'); how many + plural noun और how much + uncountable noun; अप्रत्यक्ष प्रश्नों में कथन का क्रम ('Tell me how you did it'); 'How do you do?' पहली मुलाक़ात का औपचारिक अभिवादन है, और उत्तर भी 'How do you do?' है ('I am fine' नहीं)।
Trap: say 'What is it like?' or 'How is it?', not 'How is it like?'.
Trap: 'What is it like?' या 'How is it?' कहें, 'How is it like?' नहीं।