mansion
/ˈmænʃn/noun
उच्चारण मैन्शन
हवेली, भव्य बड़ा घर
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a large, impressive house
हवेली, भव्य बड़ा घर
- The film star lives in a mansion by the sea.
- A mansion with tall white pillars stood at the end of the road.
- The old mansion has more than fifty rooms.
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- A rich trader built a mansion in the centre of the town.
- Tourists photographed the grand mansion on the hill.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a mansion (countable noun)
A mansion is a large and impressive house, usually belonging to a rich family. It is countable, so it can be plural: mansions.
Mansion किसी धनी परिवार का बड़ा और भव्य घर होता है। यह countable है, इसलिए बहुवचन 'mansions' बनता है।
- The merchant lived in a mansion on the hill.
- Old mansions line the road to the lake.
mansion + noun / noun + mansion
Mansion can come before a noun, as in mansion block, or be preceded by a place or owner, as in the Governor's mansion.
'Mansion' किसी noun से पहले आ सकता है या उसके पहले स्थान या मालिक का नाम आ सकता है।
- The Governor's mansion is open to the public once a year.
live in / own / buy a mansion
Use 'in' for living inside a mansion, and verbs like own, buy, build and inherit for possession.
रहने के लिए 'in a mansion' और स्वामित्व के लिए own, buy, build, inherit जैसी क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- Radhika inherited a mansion from her grandfather.
mansion vs palace vs bungalow vs haveli
A mansion is a big private house, a palace is a royal or official residence, a bungalow is a single-storey house, and a haveli is a traditional mansion in India.
Mansion बड़ा निजी घर है, palace राजसी या सरकारी निवास, bungalow एक मंज़िला घर, और haveli भारत में पारंपरिक विशाल हवेली है।
- The haveli in Shekhawati is now a heritage hotel.
+Collocations 4
adjective + mansion
hugestatelycountryoldruinedcolonial
- A stately colonial mansion stood at the end of the road.
verb + mansion
live inownbuybuildrestore
- The family restored the old mansion into a museum.
mansion + noun
blockhouseownergatestaff
- The mansion gate was guarded day and night.
noun + mansion
film star'smaharaja'sbillionaire'sminister's
- A film star's mansion in Mumbai was sold for a record price.
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- The old mansion has twenty rooms and a large garden.
उस पुरानी हवेली में बीस कमरे और एक बड़ा बगीचा है।
- He rose from a poor boy to the owner of a mansion.
वह एक गरीब लड़के से एक आलीशान भवन का मालिक बन गया।
- Tourists visit the Maharaja's mansion in Mysore every day.
पर्यटक रोज़ मैसूर में महाराजा का महल देखने जाते हैं।
- The mansion was converted into a school after Independence.
स्वतंत्रता के बाद उस भवन को स्कूल में बदल दिया गया।
- They live in a mansion, but they are always kind to neighbours.
वे आलीशान घर में रहते हैं, फिर भी पड़ोसियों के प्रति सदा दयालु हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is living in a mansion since 1990.
✓ He has been living in a mansion since 1990.
'Since' with a point in time needs the present perfect continuous or present perfect.
'Since' के साथ समय-बिंदु हो तो present perfect continuous या present perfect आता है।
✗ He lives in a mansion of his father.
✓ He lives in his father's mansion.
Possession of a person is shown with 's, not 'of'.
व्यक्ति के स्वामित्व के लिए 's का प्रयोग होता है, 'of' का नहीं।
✗ Mansion is a big house.
✓ A mansion is a big house.
A singular countable noun needs an article in a general statement.
Singular countable noun से पहले सामान्य कथन में article चाहिए।
AaSpelling
man·sion
§Grammar and usage
Keep the dwellings together: mansion (large house), cottage (small country house), hut (small simple shelter), bungalow (single-storey house), palace (a king's residence), igloo (snow house), tent (canvas shelter).
निवास-स्थानों को साथ याद रखिए: mansion (हवेली), cottage (गाँव का छोटा घर), hut (झोंपड़ी), bungalow (एक मंज़िला घर), palace (राजमहल), igloo (बर्फ़ का घर), tent (तंबू)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A large stately house.
'बड़ा भव्य घर' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।