its
/ɪts/determiner
उच्चारण इट्स
इसका, उसका
Basic word
- 1
belonging to or connected with a thing, an animal or a baby
इसका, उसका
- The tree lost its leaves.
- The company and its workers
- The dog wagged its tail happily.
+ 2 more examples
- The school is proud of its results.
- The river has changed its course over the years.
Synonyms belonging to it of it
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
its + noun (possessive determiner)
Shows that something belongs to a thing, animal or baby already mentioned.
यह पहले बताई गई वस्तु, पशु या शिशु के स्वामित्व को दिखाता है।
- The tree lost its leaves.
- The company changed its name.
its vs. it's
'Its' shows possession; 'it's' is only the short form of 'it is' or 'it has'.
'Its' स्वामित्व दिखाता है; 'it's' केवल 'it is' या 'it has' का संक्षिप्त रूप है।
- The dog wagged its tail.
- It's a lovely dog.
its own
Adds emphasis that something belongs to the thing itself.
यह ज़ोर देता है कि कोई चीज़ उसी की अपनी है।
- Each room has its own balcony.
its + abstract noun
Used for countries, companies and ideas: its economy, its policy.
देशों, कंपनियों और विचारों के लिए: its economy, its policy।
- India has increased its exports.
its vs. their (collective nouns)
Use 'its' for a singular group seen as one unit and 'their' when the members act separately.
एक इकाई के रूप में समूह के लिए 'its' और सदस्य अलग-अलग कार्य करें तो 'their'।
- The team won its first match.
- The team put on their jerseys.
+Collocations 5
its + part of a thing
its colourits sizeits shapeits rootsits branches
- The banyan tree spreads its branches wide.
its + organisation
its membersits staffits policyits budgetits history
- The school is proud of its history.
its own + noun
its own wayits own rulesits own charmits own identity
- Every state has its own charm.
verb + its + noun
lose itschange itsshow itskeep itsreach its
- The river reached its highest level in August.
its + abstract nouns
its importanceits meaningits purposeits valueits beauty
- The poem lost its meaning in translation.
“More examples 6
- The bird built its nest on the neem tree.
चिड़िया ने नीम के पेड़ पर अपना घोंसला बनाया।
- The college is known for its library and its hostel.
कॉलेज अपने पुस्तकालय और छात्रावास के लिए जाना जाता है।
- Radhika's phone lost its charge in the middle of the call.
राधिका के फ़ोन की चार्जिंग कॉल के बीच में ख़त्म हो गई।
- The cow gave birth, and its calf stood up within minutes.
गाय ने बच्चा दिया और उसका बछड़ा कुछ ही मिनटों में खड़ा हो गया।
- Each country has its own national flag.
हर देश का अपना राष्ट्रीय ध्वज होता है।
- Every language has its own rules and its own beauty.
हर भाषा के अपने नियम और अपनी सुंदरता होती है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The cat licked it's paw.
✓ The cat licked its paw.
A possessive 'its' has no apostrophe.
स्वामित्व वाले 'its' में apostrophe नहीं लगता।
✗ Its a fine day today.
✓ It's a fine day today.
Here the short form of 'it is' needs an apostrophe.
यहाँ 'it is' के संक्षिप्त रूप में apostrophe आवश्यक है।
✗ The tree has dropped it's leaves.
✓ The tree has dropped its leaves.
Possessive 'its' never takes an apostrophe.
स्वामित्व वाले 'its' में कभी apostrophe नहीं लगता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
belonging to it of it
§Grammar and usage
Tip: if you can replace the word with 'it is' or 'it has', write it's; otherwise write its.
युक्ति: यदि शब्द को 'it is' या 'it has' से बदल सकें तो it's लिखें; अन्यथा its।
Collective nouns treated as a unit take 'its' ('The committee gave its decision').
इकाई माने गए समूहवाचक nouns 'its' लेते हैं ('The committee gave its decision')।