kabaddi
/kəˈbʌdi/noun
उच्चारण कबडी
कबड्डी
Core word
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a game for two teams, in which one player enters the other team's half and tries to touch one or more opponents and return without being caught, while saying 'kabaddi' again and again without taking a breath
कबड्डी
- The boys played kabaddi in the village ground every evening.
- Radhika's school won the inter-district kabaddi championship.
- A kabaddi raider must keep chanting while he tries to tag the defenders.
+ 2 more examples
- The Pro Kabaddi League has made the sport popular across India.
- In kabaddi, a player is out if he is touched by the opposing team and cannot return.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
kabaddi (uncountable noun)
Kabaddi is the name of a sport, so it is uncountable. It takes a singular verb and no article.
'Kabaddi' एक खेल का नाम है, इसलिए uncountable है। इसके साथ singular verb आती है और article नहीं लगता।
- Kabaddi is popular in villages and cities.
- Radhika plays kabaddi for her college.
play kabaddi / a game of kabaddi
With sports, English uses play for team games. Use a game of or a match of when you count one contest.
खेलों के लिए English में team games के साथ play आता है। एक मुकाबला गिनना हो तो a game of या a match of का प्रयोग करें।
- The boys play kabaddi after school.
- We watched a match of kabaddi on television.
kabaddi + noun
Kabaddi can be used before a noun to name the team, the league or the match.
'Kabaddi' किसी noun से पहले आकर टीम, लीग या मैच का नाम बता सकता है।
- The kabaddi team reached the national final.
- The Pro Kabaddi League has made the game famous.
raider and defenders
In kabaddi, one player, the raider, enters the other half. The opposing players are defenders and try to stop the raider from returning.
Kabaddi में एक खिलाड़ी, यानी raider, दूसरे पाले में जाता है। विपक्षी खिलाड़ी defenders होते हैं और raider को लौटने से रोकने का प्रयास करते हैं।
- The raider touched two defenders and ran back to his half.
+Collocations 4
kabaddi + noun
matchteamleaguecourtplayertournament
- The village kabaddi tournament draws a large crowd every winter.
verb + kabaddi
playwatchpractisewinlosetake up
- Radhika took up kabaddi in school and won a medal.
adjective + kabaddi
professionaltraditionalwomen'snationalschool-level
- Women's kabaddi has grown fast in the last decade.
kabaddi terms
raidtacklebonus pointsuper tackledo-or-die raid
- A super tackle changed the match in the last minute.
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- Kabaddi was included in the Asian Games, and India has won many gold medals in it.
Kabaddi को Asian Games में शामिल किया गया, और भारत ने उसमें कई स्वर्ण पदक जीते हैं।
- Kabaddi needs speed, strength and a very strong breath.
कबड्डी में गति, शक्ति और बहुत मज़बूत साँस की आवश्यकता होती है।
- The raider chanted 'kabaddi, kabaddi' without taking a breath.
रेडर ने बिना साँस लिए 'कबड्डी, कबड्डी' का उच्चारण किया।
- The coach praised the defenders for holding the raider in the last minute.
प्रशिक्षक ने अंतिम मिनट में रेडर को पकड़ने के लिए रक्षकों की प्रशंसा की।
- Kabaddi is a team sport in which two teams of seven players compete.
कबड्डी एक टीम खेल है जिसमें सात-सात खिलाड़ियों की दो टीमें खेलती हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ They are playing a kabaddi on the ground.
✓ They are playing kabaddi on the ground.
Do not use a with the name of a sport; kabaddi is uncountable.
खेल के नाम के साथ a नहीं लगता; 'kabaddi' uncountable है।
✗ He plays the kabaddi very well.
✓ He plays kabaddi very well.
Sports names take no article after play.
Play के बाद खेल के नाम से पहले article नहीं आता।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Kabaddi became part of the Asian Games in 1990, at Beijing.
कबड्डी 1990 में बीजिंग Asian Games में शामिल की गई।