uncountable
/ʌnˈkaʊntəbl/adjective
उच्चारण अन्काउन्टबल
अगणनीय (जिसे गिना न जा सके, जिसका plural न बने)
Core word
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grammar
(of a noun) that cannot be used in the plural or with 'a' or 'an', for example 'water', 'advice' or 'happiness'
अगणनीय (जिसे गिना न जा सके, जिसका plural न बने)
- 'Advice' is an uncountable noun, so we say 'a piece of advice'.
- Uncountable nouns take a singular verb.
Opposite countable
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too many to be counted
अनगिनत, बेशुमार
- uncountable stars in the night sky
- Uncountable fireflies lit up the mango orchard on the warm night.
Synonyms countless innumerable
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Nouns such as information, advice, furniture, luggage, baggage, equipment, scenery, machinery and poetry are uncountable in English, so say 'much information' and 'a piece of furniture' (not 'informations' or 'a furniture').
Information, advice, furniture, luggage, baggage, equipment, scenery, machinery और poetry जैसे nouns English में uncountable हैं, इसलिए 'much information' और 'a piece of furniture' कहें ('informations' या 'a furniture' नहीं)।
'news' looks plural but is uncountable and takes a singular verb, as in 'The news is good'.
'News' plural जैसा दिखता है पर uncountable है और इसके साथ singular verb आता है, जैसे 'The news is good'।