narrate
/nəˈreɪt/verb
उच्चारण नरेट
सुनाना, वर्णन करना, कथा कहना
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[T] ~ sth formal
to tell a story; to describe events in order
सुनाना, वर्णन करना, कथा कहना
- Grandmother narrated the story of the Ramayana every evening.
- The witness narrated the events of that night to the court.
- Can you narrate the incident exactly as it happened?
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- Every evening, the old farmer narrated tales from his village to the children.
- The novel is narrated by a young girl growing up in Kolkata.
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[T] ~ sth
to give a spoken description of what is happening in a film or a documentary
(फ़िल्म, वृत्तचित्र में) आवाज़ देकर वर्णन करना
- The documentary is narrated by a famous actor.
- The old actor narrated the story of the whale in a calm and powerful voice.
- The nature series is narrated by a well-known wildlife expert.
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- She was chosen to narrate the audio version of the film.
- Who narrates the documentary about the Ganga?
Synonyms voice present commentate
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
narrate + story / event
To narrate is to tell a story or relate events in order; it is a formal verb with a direct object.
'Narrate' का अर्थ कहानी सुनाना या घटनाओं को क्रम से बताना है; यह औपचारिक क्रिया है और direct object लेती है।
- Grandfather narrated the story of the flood.
- The author narrates the events of his childhood.
narrate sth to sb
Use to for the audience; the order is narrate the story to the children.
श्रोता के लिए 'to' आता है; क्रम है narrate the story to the children।
- She narrated her journey to the class.
narrated by sb (passive) / narrator
A film or book is narrated by someone; the narrator is the voice that tells it.
फ़िल्म या पुस्तक किसी के द्वारा narrated होती है; narrator वह आवाज़ है जो कथा कहती है।
- The documentary is narrated by a famous actor.
- The narrator of the novel is a young boy.
narrate vs narrative
Narrate is the verb; narrative is the noun for the story or the way it is told, and also an adjective.
'Narrate' क्रिया है; 'narrative' कथा या उसके कहने के ढंग की संज्ञा है, और विशेषण भी।
- The narrative was told in a lively style.
+Collocations 4
narrate + noun
storyeventsexperienceincidenthistoryjourney
- He narrated the incident in detail.
adverb + narrate
vividlycalmlybrieflydramaticallysimply
- She narrated the story dramatically.
narrated + by
by a famous voiceby the heroby an old manby the authorin the first person
- The book is narrated in the first person.
narrator + type
omniscientfirst-personreliableunreliableyoung
- The novel uses an unreliable narrator.
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- The teacher narrated a story about honesty.
शिक्षक ने ईमानदारी पर एक कहानी सुनाई।
- Radhika narrated her trip to Jaipur to her friends.
राधिका ने अपने मित्रों को जयपुर की यात्रा के बारे में बताया।
- The film is narrated by the hero's grandmother.
फ़िल्म नायक की दादी द्वारा सुनाई गई है।
- The commentator narrated the match to listeners on the radio.
कमेंटेटर ने रेडियो श्रोताओं को मैच का आँखों देखा हाल सुनाया।
- The old soldier narrated his war memories.
बूढ़े सैनिक ने अपनी युद्ध की यादें सुनाईं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He narrated me the story.
✓ He narrated the story to me.
Narrate needs to before the listener.
'Narrate' में सुनने वाले से पहले 'to' चाहिए।
✗ The story was narrated from the grandmother.
✓ The story was narrated by the grandmother.
The agent in the passive takes by.
Passive में कर्ता के लिए 'by' आता है।
✗ She narrated about her school days.
✓ She narrated her school days.
Narrate takes the object directly, without about.
'Narrate' के बाद object सीधे आता है, 'about' के बिना।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all tell something, but in different ways.
ये क्रियाएँ कुछ बताती हैं, पर अलग-अलग ढंग से।
To tell a story or events in order, formally.
कहानी या घटनाओं को क्रम से औपचारिक रूप से बताना।
- He narrated the tale.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
nar·rate
Double r and -ate (not 'narate' or 'narrete'); the noun narration, the person a narrator, the story a narrative.
दो r और अंत में -ate ('narate' या 'narrete' गलत है); noun narration, व्यक्ति narrator, कहानी narrative।
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narration in grammar
In grammar, narration means reporting speech: direct narration gives the exact words in quotation marks ('He said, "I am tired"'); indirect narration reports them in a clause with changes of tense and pronoun ('He said that he was tired'). The topic 'change of narration' is also called direct and indirect speech.
Grammar में narration का अर्थ 'कथन को रिपोर्ट करना' है: direct narration में उद्धरण-चिह्नों में सटीक शब्द होते हैं ('He said, "I am tired"'); indirect narration में tense और pronoun के बदलाव के साथ clause में रिपोर्ट किया जाता है ('He said that he was tired')। 'Change of narration' विषय को direct and indirect speech भी कहते हैं।
§Grammar and usage
Grammar term, asked very often: narration (direct and indirect speech) is a fixed question type.
Grammar का शब्द, बहुत पूछा जाता है: narration (direct and indirect speech) तय प्रश्न-प्रकार है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who tells a story is a narrator; a long narrative poem is an epic.
'कहानी सुनाने वाला' narrator; लंबी कथात्मक कविता epic।