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teenage

/ˈtiːneɪdʒ/adjective

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किशोर, किशोरावस्था का

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adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    between 13 and 19 years old; connected with people of this age

    किशोर, किशोरावस्था का

    • teenage students
    • teenage problems
    • The magazine is written for teenage girls and boys.
    + 2 more examples
    • Her teenage years were spent in a small town in Bihar.
    • Many teenage students prepare for entrance tests.

    Synonyms adolescent young juvenile youthful

    Opposite adult grown-up elderly

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

teenage + noun

Teenage is an adjective used only before a noun: a teenage boy, teenage years, teenage fashion.

'Teenage' केवल noun से पहले आने वाला adjective है: teenage boy, teenage years, teenage fashion।

  • Radhika wrote a book about teenage life.
  • He had a teenage daughter and a younger son.

a / an + teenage + singular noun

After teenage, the noun is usually singular with an article: a teenage girl, not teenage girl.

'Teenage' के बाद noun प्रायः article के साथ singular आता है: a teenage girl, 'teenage girl' नहीं।

  • A teenage boy won the national chess title.

teenager (noun) vs teenage (adjective)

A teenager is a person aged 13 to 19; use teenage for the adjective and never add -s to it.

'Teenager' 13 से 19 वर्ष की आयु का व्यक्ति है; adjective के लिए 'teenage' आता है और उसमें -s नहीं जोड़ा जाता।

  • Most teenagers enjoy music, and teenage tastes change quickly.

in my / her teens

To mention the age group without teenage, use in your teens: in her early teens.

Teenage के बिना आयु-वर्ग बताने के लिए 'in your teens' का प्रयोग होता है: in her early teens।

  • Radhika started writing poems in her early teens.

teenage + abstract nouns

It often points to typical issues of that age: teenage anxiety, teenage rebellion, teenage pregnancy.

यह प्रायः उस आयु की सामान्य समस्याओं की ओर संकेत करता है: teenage anxiety, teenage rebellion।

  • Teenage anxiety about exams is common in India.
+Collocations 4

teenage + noun

yearschildrendaughteraudienceidol

  • The film is popular with a teenage audience.

teenage + problems

rebellionanxietyfashioncrushslang

  • Teenage slang can confuse older people.

adjective + teenage

earlylatemidtroubledbright

  • In her late teenage years she moved to Delhi.

verb + teenage

beremainreachpass throughleave behind

  • He left his teenage days behind when he joined the army.
“More examples 5
  • A teenage cricketer from Rajasthan impressed the selectors.

राजस्थान के एक किशोर क्रिकेटर ने चयनकर्ताओं को प्रभावित किया।

  • Radhika's teenage years were spent in a small town in Bihar.

राधिका के किशोरावस्था के वर्ष बिहार के एक छोटे शहर में बीते।

  • The library started a corner for teenage readers.

पुस्तकालय ने किशोर पाठकों के लिए एक कोना शुरू किया।

  • Many teenage students feel pressure about board exams.

कई किशोर विद्यार्थी बोर्ड परीक्षाओं का दबाव महसूस करते हैं।

  • He became a teenage sensation after the video went viral.

वीडियो वायरल होने के बाद वह किशोरों में सनसनी बन गया।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ He is a teenage and studies in class ten.

✓ He is a teenager and studies in class ten.

The person is a teenager; teenage is only an adjective.

व्यक्ति 'teenager' होता है; 'teenage' केवल adjective है।

✗ She is teenage girl from Pune.

✓ She is a teenage girl from Pune.

A singular countable noun needs the article a.

Singular countable noun के साथ article 'a' चाहिए।

✗ A teenagers boy won the prize.

✓ A teenage boy won the prize.

Before a noun, the adjective teenage is used, with no s.

Noun से पहले adjective 'teenage' आता है, बिना s के।

◇Word family
teenager nounteens noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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teen·age

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One-word substitution

The period between childhood and adulthood is adolescence; a young person in this period an adolescent or teenager; a young person who commits a crime a juvenile delinquent.

बचपन और वयस्कता के बीच की अवधि adolescence; इस अवधि का युवा adolescent या teenager; अपराध करने वाला युवा juvenile delinquent।

General knowledge

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 भारत का वह कानून है जो 18 साल से कम उम्र के बच्चों की देखभाल, सुरक्षा और उनसे जुड़े अपराधों के मामलों को संभालता है।