what
/wɒt/pronoun, determiner
उच्चारण वॉट
क्या; जो
Basic word
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used in questions to ask for particular information about somebody or something; the thing or things that; used to say that you think something is very good, bad, surprising
क्या; जो
- What is your name?
- What you said is true.
- What a beautiful day!
+ 4 more examples
- What time does the train leave?
- I don't know what you mean.
- What a lovely surprise!
- What did the teacher say about the homework?
§Grammar and usage
What as a relative pronoun means 'the thing that' ('What he said was true'; not 'the thing what'); exclamations use what + a + adjective + noun ('What a lovely garden!') and what + adjective + plural or uncountable noun ('What beautiful flowers!'); indirect questions use statement order ('Tell me what your name is', not 'what is your name').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: relative pronoun के रूप में what का अर्थ 'the thing that' है ('What he said was true'; 'the thing what' नहीं); विस्मयादिबोधक वाक्यों में what + a + adjective + noun ('What a lovely garden!') और what + adjective + plural या uncountable noun ('What beautiful flowers!'); अप्रत्यक्ष प्रश्नों में कथन का क्रम ('Tell me what your name is', 'what is your name' नहीं)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
What if (what will happen if: 'What if it rains?'), so what (it is not important), what's more (also), guess what (used before surprising news).
Idioms: what if (यदि ऐसा हो तो: 'What if it rains?'), so what? (कोई फ़र्क़ नहीं पड़ता), what's more (इसके अतिरिक्त), guess what (चौंकाने वाली ख़बर से पहले)।