sadden
/ˈsædn/verb
उच्चारण सैडन
दुखी करना
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[T] ~ sb
to make somebody sad
दुखी करना
- We were saddened by the news.
- It saddens me to see so many empty classrooms.
- It saddens me that so many students give up too early.
+ 2 more examples
- The news of the closure saddened the whole village.
- The film's ending saddened the audience.
Synonyms upset distress grieve depress dishearten
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
sadden + object (+ by / to hear)
Sadden is a transitive verb: the thing causing sorrow is the subject and the person is the object.
'Sadden' सकर्मक verb है: दुख का कारण subject होता है और व्यक्ति object।
- The news of the accident saddened everyone.
- It saddened Radhika to leave her old school.
it saddens sb to + infinitive / that-clause
The usual pattern uses a dummy it, then saddens, then the person, then to + verb or a that-clause.
सामान्य ढाँचा है: it + saddens + व्यक्ति + to-infinitive या that-clause।
- It saddens me to see children begging.
- It saddens us that the library will close.
be saddened by / at / to hear
The passive is used for the person who feels the sorrow. Use by or at for the cause, or to + verb for news.
दुखी होने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए passive आता है। कारण के लिए by या at, और समाचार के लिए to + verb आता है।
- We were deeply saddened by his death.
- She was saddened to hear of the floods.
saddening (adj) / saddened (adj)
Saddened describes the person; saddening describes the thing. Use the -ing form for the cause.
व्यक्ति के लिए 'saddened' और कारण के लिए 'saddening' आता है।
- It was a saddening sight.
- The saddened villagers gathered at the temple.
+Collocations 4
adverb + saddened
deeplygreatlytrulyprofoundlyimmensely
- The principal was deeply saddened by the loss.
saddened + by
the newsthe lossthe deaththe sightthe defeat
- The fans were saddened by the defeat.
noun + sadden
newssightstorytragedymemory
- The tragedy saddened the entire town.
it saddens + sb + to
meuseveryonethe teachersher
- It saddens the teachers to see students give up.
“More examples 5
- The farmer's death saddened the whole village.
किसान की मृत्यु ने पूरे गाँव को दुखी कर दिया।
- Radhika was saddened by her friend's departure.
अपनी सहेली के चले जाने से राधिका उदास हो गई।
- It saddens me to see the old library in ruins.
पुराने पुस्तकालय को खंडहर में देखकर मुझे दुख होता है।
- The coach was saddened to hear of the injury.
चोट की खबर सुनकर प्रशिक्षक को दुख हुआ।
- The images of the flood saddened viewers across the country.
बाढ़ के चित्रों ने देश भर के दर्शकों को दुखी कर दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The news made me saddened.
✓ The news saddened me.
Make is followed by the base adjective sad, not saddened; or use the verb sadden directly.
'Make' के बाद base adjective 'sad' आता है, 'saddened' नहीं; या सीधे verb 'sadden' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ I am sadden by his death.
✓ I am saddened by his death.
The passive needs the past participle saddened.
Passive के लिए past participle 'saddened' चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Sadden, grieve and depress all concern sorrow, but they differ in cause and depth.
तीनों शब्द दुख से जुड़े हैं, पर कारण और गहराई में अंतर है।
To make someone feel sad, usually by news or an event.
प्रायः किसी समाचार या घटना से किसी को उदास करना।
- The loss saddened the team.
To feel deep sorrow, especially after a death.
विशेषकर मृत्यु के बाद गहरा शोक अनुभव करना।
- She grieved for her grandfather.
To make someone feel low for a long time, or to lower something.
किसी को लंबे समय तक निराश करना, या किसी चीज़ को घटाना।
- The long rains depressed him.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
sad·den
?Which word?
Keep the make-sad words together: sadden, grieve, distress, depress, dishearten.
दुखी करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: sadden, grieve, distress, depress, dishearten।
§Grammar and usage
The suffix -en makes verbs from adjectives (sad, sadden; glad, gladden; dark, darken; weak, weaken; short, shorten).
Suffix -en adjectives से verbs बनाता है (sad, sadden; glad, gladden; dark, darken; weak, weaken; short, shorten)।
Usage: be saddened by sth is a formal way to express sorrow ('We are deeply saddened by his death').
प्रयोग में 'be saddened by sth' दुख व्यक्त करने का औपचारिक ढंग है ('We are deeply saddened by his death')।