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jeans

/dʒiːnz/noun

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जींस

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [pl.]

    trousers made of denim (a type of strong cotton)

    जींस

    • a pair of jeans
    • She wears jeans to college every day.
    • My jeans shrank in the wash.
    + 1 more example
    • These jeans are too tight at the waist.

    Synonyms denims trousers pants

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

jeans (plural-only noun)

Jeans is always plural and takes a plural verb. You cannot say a jeans; use a pair of jeans for one.

'Jeans' हमेशा plural होता है और plural verb लेता है। 'a jeans' नहीं कह सकते; एक के लिए 'a pair of jeans' का प्रयोग करें।

  • Her jeans are too tight.
  • He bought a pair of jeans from the sale.

a pair of jeans + singular verb

With a pair of, the verb agrees with pair, so it is singular: a pair of jeans is on the bed.

'A pair of' के साथ verb 'pair' के अनुसार singular होती है: A pair of jeans is on the bed।

  • A pair of blue jeans was lying on the chair.

jeans + noun (modifier)

As a modifier before a noun, jeans is used with singular nouns, such as jeans pocket or jeans shop. In compounds like jean jacket, the form jean is also seen.

संज्ञा से पहले modifier के रूप में 'jeans' singular संज्ञाओं के साथ आता है, जैसे jeans pocket या jeans shop। Jean jacket जैसे योगों में 'jean' रूप भी मिलता है।

  • The coins were in her jeans pocket.
  • He wore a denim jean jacket.

in jeans / wear jeans

Use in to say what someone is wearing, or wear as a verb.

कोई क्या पहने हुए है, यह बताने के लिए in, या क्रिया के रूप में wear का प्रयोग होता है।

  • The boy in the blue jeans is my cousin.
  • Students are not allowed to wear jeans on the school premises.
+Collocations 5

adjective + jeans

bluefadedtornskinnybaggyripped

  • He wore a pair of faded jeans.

verb + jeans

wearput onpull onbuywashiron

  • She pulled on her jeans and ran out.

jeans + noun

pocketshopbrandjacketsize

  • He took the key from his jeans pocket.

pair + of jeans

a pair oftwo pairs ofa new pair ofmy favourite pair of

  • Radhika bought two pairs of jeans for the winter.

jeans + with

with a T-shirtwith a kurtawith sneakerswith a belt

  • She wore jeans with a short kurta.
“More examples 6
  • My jeans have shrunk in the wash.

मेरी jeans धोने में सिकुड़ गई हैं।

  • He prefers jeans to formal trousers on weekends.

वह सप्ताहांत में औपचारिक पतलून के बजाय jeans पसंद करता है।

  • A pair of jeans costs less in the market than in the mall.

बाज़ार में एक jeans मॉल की तुलना में कम क़ीमत पर मिलती है।

  • The shopkeeper showed her several pairs of jeans in different sizes.

दुकानदार ने उसे अलग-अलग नाप की कई jeans दिखाईं।

  • Arjun's jeans got torn when he fell off the cycle.

साइकिल से गिरने पर अर्जुन की jeans फट गई।

  • The college allows students to wear jeans on Fridays.

कॉलेज शुक्रवार को विद्यार्थियों को jeans पहनने की अनुमति देता है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ I bought a new jeans yesterday.

✓ I bought a new pair of jeans yesterday.

Jeans is plural, so a requires pair of.

'Jeans' plural है, इसलिए 'a' के साथ 'pair of' लगता है।

✗ My jeans is dirty.

✓ My jeans are dirty.

Jeans takes a plural verb.

'Jeans' के साथ plural verb आती है।

≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Homophone: jeans and genes (units of heredity) are both /dʒiːnz/.

Homophone: jeans और genes (वंशानुक्रम की इकाइयाँ) दोनों /dʒiːnz/ हैं।

§Grammar and usage

Jeans is plural ('My jeans are blue'; 'a pair of jeans', not 'a jeans'), like trousers, shorts, pyjamas and spectacles.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: jeans plural है ('My jeans are blue'; 'a pair of jeans', 'a jeans' नहीं), trousers, shorts, pyjamas और spectacles की तरह।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Denim was originally made in Nîmes, France; Levi Strauss popularized jeans in the USA in the 1870s.

Denim मूलतः Nîmes, फ़्रांस में बनता था; Levi Strauss ने 1870 के दशक में अमेरिका में jeans को लोकप्रिय बनाया।