Determiners – Introduction
Determiners वे words हैं जो noun के पहले आकर उसके number, quantity, possession या definiteness के बारे में information देते हैं।
Common Determiners
- a
- an
- the
- this
- that
- these
- those
- some
- any
- much
- many
- few
- little
- each
- every
- my
- your
- our
A and An
A का प्रयोग consonant sound से पहले और An का प्रयोग vowel sound से पहले किया जाता है।
- a boy
- a university
- an apple
- an honest man
The
The का प्रयोग किसी particular या already known noun के लिए किया जाता है।
- The sun
- The Ganga
- The book on the table
Some and Any
Some का प्रयोग सामान्यतः affirmative sentences में और Any का प्रयोग negative तथा interrogative sentences में किया जाता है।
- I have some books.
- I do not have any books.
- Do you have any books?
Much and Many
Much uncountable nouns के साथ और Many countable plural nouns के साथ प्रयोग होता है।
- much water
- much money
- many books
- many students
Few and Little
Few countable plural nouns के साथ और Little uncountable nouns के साथ प्रयोग होता है।
- few students
- few books
- little water
- little money
Each and Every
Each और Every सामान्यतः singular countable noun के साथ प्रयोग होते हैं।
- Each student has a book.
- Every child needs education.
Practice Questions
- He is ____ honest man. (a/an)
- I have ____ books. (some/any)
- Do you have ____ money? (some/any)
- There are ____ students in the room. (many/much)
- There is ____ water in the bottle. (few/little)
- ____ student has a book. (Each/Many)
Answers
- an
- some
- any
- many
- little
- Each
Conclusion
Determiners का सही प्रयोग English sentence को grammatically correct बनाता है। Countable और uncountable nouns तथा singular और plural nouns के अनुसार determiner चुनना महत्वपूर्ण है।