it
/ɪt/pronoun
उच्चारण इट
यह, वह
Basic word
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used as the subject or object of a verb or after a preposition to refer to an animal or a thing that has already been mentioned; used as the subject when the real subject comes later; used for talking about time, weather, distance; used to emphasize part of a sentence
यह, वह
- Where is the book? It is here.
- It is raining.
- It is easy to learn English.
+ 4 more examples
- It was Radhika who won.
- I bought a new bag, but it is already torn.
- It is time to leave for the station.
- It takes about an hour to get there.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
it as subject (referring to a thing/animal)
Replaces a singular thing or animal already mentioned.
पहले बताई गई किसी एकवचन वस्तु या पशु की जगह आता है।
- I bought a bag, and it is very light.
- The dog is ill; it needs a doctor.
it for time, weather, distance
A dummy subject for time, weather and distance, where 'it' refers to nothing in particular.
समय, मौसम और दूरी बताने के लिए dummy subject।
- It is raining.
- It is ten o'clock.
- It is 5 km to the station.
it + be + adjective + to-infinitive / that-clause
'It' stands for the real subject that comes later.
'It' बाद में आने वाले असली कर्ता की जगह लेता है।
- It is important to read the question carefully.
- It is true that she topped the class.
it-cleft: it is ... who/that
Emphasises one part of a sentence.
वाक्य के किसी एक भाग पर ज़ोर देने के लिए।
- It was Radhika who won the quiz.
+Collocations 4
it + be + noun/time
it isit wasit seemsit appearsit looks like
- It seems that the train is late.
verb + it
make ittake itget itforget itlove itthink it
- I will make it to class on time.
it + weather/time
it is rainingit is lateit is coldit is getting dark
- It is getting dark, so let us go home.
fixed phrases with it
that's itthis is itmake the most of itit dependsit doesn't matter
- It depends on the weather.
“More examples 5
- It takes about two hours to reach Jaipur by bus.
बस से जयपुर पहुँचने में लगभग दो घंटे लगते हैं।
- Radhika found the book and read it in one night.
राधिका को पुस्तक मिली और उसने उसे एक रात में पढ़ लिया।
- It was in 1947 that India became independent.
1947 में ही भारत स्वतंत्र हुआ।
- It is hard to believe that the exam is over.
यह विश्वास करना कठिन है कि परीक्षा समाप्त हो गई है।
- Don't worry about it; I will handle it.
इसकी चिंता मत कीजिए; मैं इसे संभाल लूँगा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ My mother, she cooks very well.
✓ My mother cooks very well.
Do not repeat the subject with a pronoun.
Pronoun लगाकर कर्ता को दोहराना गलत है।
✗ Is raining heavily since morning.
✓ It has been raining heavily since morning.
English needs the dummy subject 'it' for weather.
English में मौसम के लिए dummy subject 'it' आवश्यक है।
✗ It rain heavily in July.
✓ It rains heavily in July.
With the subject 'it', a present-tense verb needs -s.
Subject 'it' के साथ simple present में क्रिया में -s लगता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
'It' is easy to confuse with 'this' and 'that'.
'It' को 'this' और 'that' से मिलाना आसान है।
Refers to something already mentioned or known.
पहले बताई गई या ज्ञात वस्तु के लिए।
- I read the book. It was good.
Points to something near or what you are about to say.
पास की वस्तु या आगे कही जाने वाली बात की ओर संकेत करता है।
- This is my notebook.
§Grammar and usage
It as an empty or dummy subject for weather, time and distance ('It is cold', 'It is 5 o'clock', 'It is 10 km to the station'); introductory it ('It is important to study daily'); cleft sentences for emphasis ('It was Radhika who helped me'; the verb after 'who' agrees with the noun: 'It is I who am responsible').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: मौसम, समय और दूरी के लिए it खोखले या dummy subject के रूप में ('It is cold', 'It is 5 o'clock', 'It is 10 km to the station'); introductory it ('It is important to study daily'); ज़ोर के लिए cleft sentences ('It was Radhika who helped me'; 'who' के बाद verb noun से मेल खाता है: 'It is I who am responsible')।
Question tag: 'It's hot, isn't it?'.
Question tag: 'It's hot, isn't it?'।