Irish
/ˈaɪrɪʃ/adjective
उच्चारण आइरिश
आयरिश, आयरलैंड का
Core word
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from or connected with Ireland, its people or its language
आयरिश, आयरलैंड का
- Irish music
- the Irish coast
- We listened to Irish folk music at the cultural evening.
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- He has an Irish passport because his grandmother was born in Dublin.
- The Irish weather is famous for sudden showers.
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the Celtic language of Ireland, also called Irish Gaelic
आयरिश (भाषा)
- Road signs in Ireland are in English and Irish.
- She is learning Irish so that she can read the poems of her grandmother's village.
- Irish is taught as a compulsory subject in schools in Ireland.
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- Only a small number of people speak Irish at home.
- The poem was first written in Irish and later translated.
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[plural] the Irish
the people of Ireland
आयरलैंड के लोग, आयरिश लोग
- The Irish are famous for their storytelling.
- The Irish have given the world some of its finest writers.
- The Irish celebrate St Patrick's Day with parades and green costumes.
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- The Irish voted in favour of the new law.
- The Irish are known for their warm hospitality.
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Irish + noun (adjective)
Describes something from or connected with Ireland: Irish literature, Irish coffee, Irish writers.
आयरलैंड से जुड़ी वस्तुओं के लिए: Irish literature, Irish coffee, Irish writers।
- Irish literature has given the world many great writers.
- The Irish weather is often rainy.
the Irish (people as a group)
With 'the' it names the people collectively and takes a plural verb.
'The' के साथ यह लोगों के समूह को दर्शाता है और बहुवचन क्रिया लेता है।
- The Irish are known for their music.
- The Irish have a long tradition of storytelling.
Irish (the language)
Without 'the', it names the Celtic language of Ireland; it is uncountable.
बिना 'the' के यह आयरलैंड की सेल्टिक भाषा को दर्शाता है और uncountable है।
- Irish is taught in schools in Ireland.
an Irishman / Irishwoman
To name one person, use Irishman, Irishwoman or 'a person from Ireland'; 'an Irish' alone is incorrect.
एक व्यक्ति के लिए Irishman, Irishwoman या 'a person from Ireland' का प्रयोग होता है; केवल 'an Irish' गलत है।
- Bernard Shaw was an Irishman.
Irish vs. Ireland vs. Irishman
Ireland is the country, Irish is the adjective and the language, and Irishman is one male citizen.
Ireland देश है, Irish विशेषण और भाषा है, और Irishman एक पुरुष नागरिक।
- An Irishman from Dublin visited our college.
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Irish + noun
literaturecoffeewhiskeydanceseapoet
- The Irish poet won the Nobel Prize.
Irish + culture
musicfolk taletraditionheritagefestival
- She learnt an Irish folk tale in the library.
learn/speak + Irish
learnspeakstudyteachtranslate from
- Some students in Ireland learn Irish from an early age.
Irish + place
SeaRepubliccoastvillagepub
- The Irish Sea lies between Ireland and Britain.
Irish + writer/artist
JoyceYeatsWildeBeckettHeaney
- Seamus Heaney is a celebrated Irish poet.
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- Radhika is reading an Irish novel for her literature course.
राधिका अपने साहित्य पाठ्यक्रम के लिए एक आयरिश उपन्यास पढ़ रही है।
- The Irish are famous for their fiddle music and dance.
आयरिश लोग अपने वायलिन संगीत और नृत्य के लिए प्रसिद्ध हैं।
- Irish is one of the oldest written languages in Europe.
आयरिश यूरोप की सबसे पुरानी लिखित भाषाओं में से एक है।
- George Bernard Shaw, an Irishman, wrote plays about society.
आयरिश जॉर्ज बर्नार्ड शॉ ने समाज पर नाटक लिखे।
- Irish farmers export dairy products to many countries.
आयरिश किसान कई देशों को डेयरी उत्पाद निर्यात करते हैं।
- The Irish language is taught as a compulsory subject in many schools in Ireland.
आयरिश भाषा आयरलैंड के कई विद्यालयों में अनिवार्य विषय के रूप में पढ़ाई जाती है।
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✗ The Irish is a friendly people.
✓ The Irish are a friendly people.
'The Irish' is plural and takes 'are'.
'The Irish' बहुवचन है और 'are' लेता है।
✗ She is from Irish.
✓ She is from Ireland.
After 'from', use the country name 'Ireland'.
'From' के बाद देश का नाम 'Ireland' आता है।
✗ An Irish visited our college last week.
✓ An Irishman visited our college last week.
'Irish' alone is an adjective; to name one man use 'Irishman'.
'Irish' अकेला विशेषण है; एक पुरुष के लिए 'Irishman' कहा जाता है।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution were borrowed from the Irish Constitution.
भारतीय संविधान के राज्य के नीति-निदेशक तत्व (Directive Principles of State Policy) आयरलैंड के संविधान से लिए गए हैं।