such
/sʌtʃ/determiner, pronoun
उच्चारण सच
ऐसा, इस प्रकार का; इतना
Basic word
- 1
of the type already mentioned; of the type that you are just going to mention; used to emphasize the great degree of something
ऐसा, इस प्रकार का; इतना
- such people
- She is such a kind person.
- Such behaviour will not be tolerated in the exam hall.
+ 2 more examples
- It was such a good film that we watched it twice.
- I have never seen such heavy rain in Chennai.
?Which word?
Keep apart such (with nouns) and so (with adjectives and adverbs alone).
Such (nouns के साथ) और so (अकेले adjectives और adverbs के साथ) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Such + a/an + adjective + singular noun ('such a good book'); such + adjective + plural or uncountable noun ('such good books', 'such bad weather'); so + adjective alone ('The book is so good'; not 'such good' alone); such ... that ('It was such a hot day that we stayed in'); such as (for example: 'fruits such as mangoes'; not 'such as like'); as such (in the exact sense: 'He is not a teacher as such').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: such + a/an + adjective + singular noun ('such a good book'); such + adjective + plural या uncountable noun ('such good books', 'such bad weather'); अकेले adjective के साथ so ('The book is so good'; अकेले 'such good' नहीं); such ... that ('It was such a hot day that we stayed in'); such as (उदाहरण के लिए: 'fruits such as mangoes'; 'such as like' नहीं); as such (सटीक अर्थ में: 'He is not a teacher as such')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Such is life (that is how life is), there is no such thing as (it does not exist: 'no such thing as a free lunch').
Idioms: such is life (जीवन ऐसा ही है), there is no such thing as (ऐसी कोई चीज़ नहीं है: 'no such thing as a free lunch')।