sudden
/ˈsʌdn/adjective
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अचानक, आकस्मिक, अप्रत्याशित
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happening or done quickly and unexpectedly
अचानक, आकस्मिक, अप्रत्याशित
- There was a sudden change in the weather.
- His sudden death shocked the whole village.
- A sudden noise made the children jump.
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- The sudden rain surprised everyone at the fair.
- Radhika made a sudden decision to leave the city.
Synonyms unexpected abrupt swift
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
sudden + noun
Sudden describes an unexpected change, noise, illness or decision.
'Sudden' अप्रत्याशित परिवर्तन, ध्वनि, रोग या निर्णय का वर्णन करता है।
- A sudden storm ended the match.
all of a sudden / suddenly
All of a sudden is an idiom equal to suddenly; do not add any other word.
'All of a sudden' मुहावरा 'suddenly' के बराबर है; इसमें कोई अन्य शब्द न जोड़ें।
- All of a sudden the lights went out.
sudden + noun vs suddenly + verb
Use the adjective before a noun and the adverb with a verb.
Noun से पहले adjective और verb के साथ adverb लगाइए।
- A sudden noise woke me.
- The bell rang suddenly.
suddenness / suddenly
Suddenness is the noun and suddenly the adverb; suddenly often begins a sentence to introduce a surprise.
Suddenness noun है और suddenly adverb; 'suddenly' प्रायः आश्चर्यजनक घटना बताने के लिए वाक्य के आरंभ में आता है।
- Suddenly, the fan stopped.
- The suddenness of the attack shocked everyone.
sudden vs abrupt vs unexpected
Sudden means quick and unexpected; abrupt adds a rough or impolite quality; unexpected stresses surprise.
Sudden का अर्थ तेज़ और अप्रत्याशित है; abrupt में रूखापन या अशिष्टता जुड़ जाती है; unexpected आश्चर्य पर बल देता है।
- His abrupt reply ended the talk.
+Collocations 4
sudden + noun
deathchangerisestopfall
- There was a sudden rise in onion prices.
adverb + sudden
veryratherquiteso
- The decision was rather sudden.
verb + sudden
seemfeelcome asbe
- His death came as a sudden shock.
sudden + noun (events)
illnessburstgustdownpourdeparturesilence
- A sudden downpour flooded the road.
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- We heard a sudden crash from the kitchen.
हमें रसोई से अचानक धमाके की आवाज़ सुनाई दी।
- The sudden rain spoiled our picnic.
अचानक आई बारिश ने हमारी पिकनिक बिगाड़ दी।
- Radhika made a sudden decision to study abroad.
राधिका ने अचानक विदेश में पढ़ने का निर्णय लिया।
- There was a sudden silence in the hall.
सभागार में अचानक सन्नाटा छा गया।
- It was sudden and unexpected.
यह अचानक और अप्रत्याशित था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He left sudden.
✓ He left suddenly.
The word that tells how he left describes a verb, so the adverb suddenly is required.
जो शब्द बताता है कि वह कैसे गया, वह verb का वर्णन करता है, इसलिए adverb 'suddenly' आवश्यक है।
✗ All the sudden, it rained.
✓ All of a sudden, it rained.
In the idiom, the words of a cannot be dropped or replaced, however natural all the sudden may sound.
मुहावरे में 'of a' न हटाया जा सकता है और न बदला जा सकता है, चाहे 'all the sudden' कितना भी स्वाभाविक लगे।
✗ On a sudden, he cried.
✓ Suddenly, he cried.
On a sudden is old-fashioned, and students find it in old textbooks; modern English uses suddenly.
'On a sudden' पुराने ढंग का प्रयोग है जो विद्यार्थियों को पुरानी पुस्तकों में मिलता है; आधुनिक अंग्रेज़ी में 'suddenly' आता है।
¶Idioms 1
all of a sudden
suddenly and unexpectedly
अचानक, एकाएक
- All of a sudden the lights went out.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
sud·den
§Grammar and usage
Note: sudden death in sport is a tie-breaker in which the first to score wins.
ध्यान रखिए: खेल में sudden death वह tie-breaker है जिसमें पहले score करने वाला जीतता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
All of a sudden.
Idiom 'all of a sudden' पूछा जाता है।