hyphen
/ˈhaɪfn/noun
उच्चारण हाइफ़न
योजक-चिह्न, हाइफ़न (-)
Core word
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the short line (-) used to join two words together, as in 'mother-in-law', or to show that a word has been divided between the end of one line and the beginning of the next
योजक-चिह्न, हाइफ़न (-)
- 'Well-known' is written with a hyphen before a noun.
- Remove the hyphen and write it as one word.
- Use a hyphen to join the two parts of the compound adjective.
+ 2 more examples
- A hyphen at the end of the line shows that the word continues below.
- Is there a hyphen in 'twenty-one'?
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a hyphen between + words
Use a hyphen to join two words that work as one idea.
एक विचार की तरह काम करने वाले दो शब्दों को जोड़ने के लिए hyphen का प्रयोग होता है।
- There is a hyphen between 'well' and 'known' in 'a well-known writer'.
- Put a hyphen in 'mother-in-law'.
hyphen vs dash
A hyphen (-) is short and joins words; a dash is longer and separates parts of a sentence.
Hyphen (-) छोटा होता है और शब्द जोड़ता है; dash लंबा होता है और वाक्य के हिस्सों को अलग करता है।
- Do not use a hyphen where a dash is needed.
hyphen + noun / verb: hyphenate
The related verb is hyphenate, meaning to write with a hyphen.
संबंधित verb 'hyphenate' है, जिसका अर्थ hyphen के साथ लिखना है।
- You should hyphenate 'twenty-one'.
- Is this word hyphenated or written as one?
with / without a hyphen
Use 'with' or 'without' to say how a word is spelt.
शब्द की वर्तनी बताने के लिए 'with' या 'without' का प्रयोग होता है।
- 'Email' can be written with or without a hyphen.
hyphen at line end
A hyphen may also appear at the end of a line when a long word is split.
लंबे शब्द को पंक्ति के अंत में तोड़ने पर भी hyphen लगाया जाता है।
- The word 'inter-national' was split across two lines.
+Collocations 5
verb + hyphen
useaddinsertomitremoveneed
- Add a hyphen after the prefix 'ex' in 'ex-captain'.
hyphen + noun
keymarkruleerrorposition
- Press the hyphen key to type a short line.
hyphen + in / between
a compounda numbera namea phrasetwo words
- A hyphen in a compound adjective makes the meaning clear.
adjective + hyphen
missingunnecessarycorrectoptionalsoft
- The missing hyphen changed the meaning of the sentence.
hyphen + word
compoundprefixsuffixadjective
- A hyphen is often used after a prefix such as 'ex' or 'self'.
“More examples 6
- Write 'one-way' with a hyphen when it comes before a noun.
'One-way' को noun से पहले आने पर hyphen के साथ लिखें।
- Radhika lost a mark because she left out the hyphen in 'part-time'.
राधिका ने 'part-time' में hyphen छोड़ दिया, इसलिए उसका एक अंक कट गया।
- A hyphen joins the two parts of 'self-study'.
Hyphen 'self-study' के दोनों भागों को जोड़ता है।
- In many surnames, a hyphen links two family names.
कई उपनामों में hyphen दो पारिवारिक नामों को जोड़ता है।
- Do not confuse the hyphen with the minus sign in a maths paper.
गणित के पेपर में hyphen को minus चिह्न से न मिलाएँ।
- Radhika learnt that numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine are written with a hyphen.
राधिका ने सीखा कि इक्कीस से निन्यानवे तक की संख्याएँ hyphen के साथ लिखी जाती हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a well known writer.
✓ He is a well-known writer.
A compound adjective before a noun takes a hyphen.
Noun से पहले आने वाले compound adjective में hyphen लगता है।
✗ My mother in law lives in Jaipur.
✓ My mother-in-law lives in Jaipur.
Hyphens join the parts of the compound noun 'mother-in-law'.
'Mother-in-law' जैसे compound noun के भागों को hyphen से जोड़ा जाता है।
◇Word family
?Which word?
Do not confuse a hyphen (-), which joins words, and a dash (–), which is longer and separates parts of a sentence.
Hyphen (-), जो शब्दों को जोड़ता है, और dash (–), जो लंबा होता है और वाक्य के हिस्सों को अलग करता है, में भ्रमित न हों।