pneumonia
/njuːˈməʊniə/noun
उच्चारण न्यूमोनिअ
निमोनिया, फेफड़ों का गंभीर संक्रमण
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a serious illness affecting one or both lungs, which makes breathing difficult
निमोनिया, फेफड़ों का गंभीर संक्रमण
- The old man was admitted with pneumonia after the cold wave.
- Pneumonia is the biggest killer of children under five.
- Radhika's grandfather recovered from pneumonia after a week in hospital.
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- Pneumonia can develop when a cold is left untreated.
- Vaccines help protect young children against pneumonia.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
pneumonia: uncountable disease name
Pneumonia is uncountable, so it takes no a or plural. Write 'He has pneumonia' with no article.
'Pneumonia' uncountable है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'a' या plural नहीं आता; 'He has pneumonia' लिखें।
- The old man died of pneumonia.
- Pneumonia is more serious than a normal cold.
have / get / develop pneumonia
Use have, get or develop with the disease. Passive forms like 'be pneumonia' are wrong.
रोग के साथ 'have', 'get' या 'develop' आता है; 'be pneumonia' जैसे रूप ग़लत हैं।
- Radhika developed pneumonia after a bad cough.
- Many babies get pneumonia in winter.
die of / suffer from / recover from pneumonia
Use of for the cause of death, from after suffer and recover.
मृत्यु के कारण के लिए 'of', और suffer तथा recover के बाद 'from' आता है।
- He recovered from pneumonia in two weeks.
pneumonia: spelling and sound
The first p is silent: say /nju:ˈməʊniə/. The spelling is pneumonia, not newmonia.
पहला 'p' मौन है; उच्चारण /nju:ˈməʊniə/ है, और वर्तनी pneumonia है, newmonia नहीं।
- The doctor wrote 'pneumonia' on the report.
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adjective + pneumonia
severedoubleviralbacterialmild
- He was admitted with severe pneumonia.
verb + pneumonia
catchdevelopsuffer fromdie ofrecover from
- She caught pneumonia after getting wet in the monsoon.
pneumonia + noun
vaccinepatientsymptomstreatmentcase
- A pneumonia vaccine is given to young children.
pneumonia with other illness
fevercoughchest painbreathlessness
- Cough and fever for many days may mean pneumonia.
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- Pneumonia causes breathing trouble because the lungs fill with fluid.
निमोनिया में फेफड़ों में तरल भर जाता है, जिससे साँस लेने में परेशानी होती है।
- The child was kept in hospital for a week with pneumonia.
निमोनिया के कारण बच्चे को एक सप्ताह अस्पताल में रखा गया।
- Radhika's grandmother recovered from pneumonia with proper medicine.
राधिका की दादी उचित दवा से निमोनिया से ठीक हो गईं।
- Cold weather and smoke can raise the risk of pneumonia.
ठंडा मौसम और धुआँ निमोनिया का ख़तरा बढ़ा सकते हैं।
- The health worker advised the family to get the pneumonia vaccine.
स्वास्थ्य कार्यकर्ता ने परिवार को निमोनिया का टीका लगवाने की सलाह दी।
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✗ He is suffering from a pneumonia.
✓ He is suffering from pneumonia.
Pneumonia is uncountable and takes no a.
'Pneumonia' uncountable है और इसके साथ 'a' नहीं आता।
✗ My uncle expired by pneumonia.
✓ My uncle died of pneumonia.
Use die of for the cause; 'expired by' is not correct English.
कारण के लिए 'die of' आता है; 'expired by' सही अंग्रेज़ी नहीं है।
✗ He is having pneumonia since last week.
✓ He has had pneumonia since last week.
With since, use the present perfect; have in this sense is not continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect आता है, और इस अर्थ में 'have' continuous नहीं बनता।
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These are all breathing illnesses, but they involve different parts of the body.
ये सभी साँस की बीमारियाँ हैं, पर शरीर के अलग-अलग भागों से जुड़ी हैं।
A serious infection of one or both lungs.
एक या दोनों फेफड़ों का गंभीर संक्रमण।
- Pneumonia needs medical care.
Swelling of the tubes that carry air to the lungs; usually milder.
फेफड़ों तक हवा ले जाने वाली नलियों की सूजन; प्रायः हल्की।
- Smoke can cause bronchitis.
A long-term condition causing wheezing and difficulty in breathing.
लंबे समय तक रहने वाली स्थिति जिसमें घरघराहट और साँस लेने में कठिनाई होती है।
- He uses an inhaler for asthma.
AaSpelling
pneu·mo·nia
With the silent p at the start and -monia (not 'neumonia', 'pnemonia' or 'pneumonea'); keep the silent-p set: pneumonia, pneumatic, psychology, psalm, pterodactyl.
शुरू में silent p और अंत में -monia ('neumonia', 'pnemonia' या 'pneumonea' गलत है); silent-p समूह याद रखिए: pneumonia, pneumatic, psychology, psalm, pterodactyl।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Greek pneumon, lung (pneuma, breath).
Greek pneumon, फेफड़ा (pneuma, साँस), से।
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General knowledge
World Pneumonia Day, 12 November; the pneumococcal vaccine; pneumonia is an infection, not a cold.
World Pneumonia Day, 12 नवंबर; pneumococcal vaccine; pneumonia संक्रमण है, सर्दी नहीं।