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50 Colours name in Hindi and English
Colours name in Hindi and English
There are numerous colours those are known by various names. Here is a list of several hues in both Hindi and English that helps beginners to recognize easily.
50 Colours name in Hindi and English
| S. no. | Colours name in English | Colours name in Hindi |
| 1 | Amber | भूरा पीला रंग |
| 2 | Aqua | पानी जैसा रंग |
| 3 | Azure | आसमानी रंग |
| 4 | Beige | गहरा पीला |
| 5 | Black | काला |
| 6 | Blue | नीला |
| 7 | Bronze | पीतल रंग |
| 8 | Brown | भूरा |
| 9 | Chartreuse | हल्का हरे सेब जैसा रंग |
| 10 | Cyan | हरिनील |
| 11 | Dark Salmon | गहरा नारंगी |
| 12 | Gainsboro | गेन्सबोरो रंग |
| 13 | Golden | सुनहरा |
| 14 | Grape | अंगूर का रंग |
| 15 | Green | हरा |
| 16 | Grey | धुमैला |
| 17 | Indigo | जामुनी |
| 18 | Ivory | हाथीदांत रंग |
| 19 | Light Salmon | हल्का नारंगी रंग |
| 20 | Lime | चूने का रंग |
| 21 | Magenta | रानी रंग |
| 22 | Maroon | गेरा भुरा लाल रंग |
| 23 | Metallic | धातुमय रंग |
| 24 | Mint | टकसाल रंग |
| 25 | Mistry Rose | धुंदला गुलाबी |
| 26 | Mustard | सरसों रंग |
| 27 | Navy Blue | गहरा नीला |
| 28 | Neon Green | पीला हरा |
| 29 | Off White | धूमिल सफ़ेद |
| 30 | Olive | जैतूनी रंग |
| 31 | Orange | नारंगी |
| 32 | Orange-red | संतरी लाल |
| 33 | Pea-green | मटर हरित |
| 34 | Peru | पेरू |
| 35 | Pink | गुलाबी |
| 36 | Plum | बेर रंग |
| 37 | Purple | बैंगनी |
| 38 | Red | लाल |
| 39 | Ruby | गहरा लाल रंग |
| 40 | Rust | जंग रंग |
| 41 | Silver | चांदी जैसा रंग |
| 42 | Snow | बर्फीला रंग |
| 43 | Teal | हरे रंग की छायादार |
| 44 | Turquoise | फ़िरोज़ा |
| 45 | Violet | हलके नीले रंग |
| 46 | Wheat | गेहूँ रंग |
| 47 | White | सफेद |
| 48 | Yellow | पीला |
| 49 | Peach | आड़ू जैसा रंग |
| 50 | Coral | मूंगा रंग |
Types of Colors
Colors can be categorized into three primary types:
- Three Primary Colors:
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow
2.Three Secondary Colors:
- Purple
- Orange
- Green
3. Six Tertiary Colors:
- Blue-Purple
- Red-Purple
- Yellow-Green
- Red-Orange
- Yellow-Orange
- Blue-Green
7 Rainbow colours name in Hindi and english.
- Violet (बैंगनी)
- Indigo (इंडिगो)
- Blue (नीला
- Green ( हरा)
- Yellow (पीला)
- Orange ( नारंगी)
- Red ( लाल)
Understanding Question Words in English Grammar
Understanding Question Words in English Grammar
Interrogative pronouns are used for nouns to produce the questions
What
It is an interrogative pronoun that is used to know the name of a person, place, thing, and concept or idea.
‘Helping verb’ is used according to the subject, and Action verb is used according to ‘helping verb.’
Examples:
| What are you doing? | What does he do? | What’s the matter? |
| What is his name? | What does it mean? | What are you doing there? |
| What’s your name? | What do you like for breakfast? | What time does he wake up in the morning? |
Which (Question words):
It is an interrogative pronoun to describe the selection. It is used to know the choice. It is not used in multiple-choice. Selection is limited for ‘which’ but ‘what’ is used for multiple choice.
| Which colour do you like? Red or blue | Which is your favourite car? | Which class do you study in? |
| Which perfume do you use? | Which pen do you like? | Which subject do you like the most? Science or mathematics |
When:
It is used to know the time.
| When do you celebrate your birthday? | When do you celebrate the party? |
| I celebrate my birthday on 18th April. | When does your father scold you? |
| When did he die? | When does your father go to school? |
| When were you sent to jail? | When did you use to learn English? |
Where:
it is used to know the name of the place.
| Where have you been? | Where were you going? |
| Where is your school? | Where are they playing football? |
| Where did you find it? | Where do you go for a morning walk? |
| Where does he study? | Where do you learn English? |
| Where has he gone? | Where are you living? |
Why:
It is an interrogative pronoun. It is used to know the reason.
| Why are you laughing now? | Why were you going there? |
| Why has he left the job? | Why did you tell a lie? |
| Why did you beat him? | Why doesn’t he speak with us? |
| Why does your father scold you? | Why did he make you fool? |
Whose: It is used to show the possession of something
| Whose car is this? | Whose phone has been stolen? |
| Whose money is this? | Whose medicine has not come yet? |
How:
It is used to know the manner
| How does it work? | How do you know? |
| How do you go there? | How did you get the highest marks in the class? |
How far: (to know the distance)
| How far is it situated from here? | How far are we going now? |
Exercise (Question Words) :
Find the errors (Question Words)
- Where are he going?
- Where did you found it?
- When do he celebrate his birthday?
- About What are you taking?
- In which class do you study?
- From where are you?
- What color do you like – red or blue?
- What do it mean?
- How far it is?
- How far are you coming from?
How much vs how many
How much (It is used to express quantity- uncountable nouns) cannot count liquid, grains, etc. We want to measure something that time we use ‘how much)
How much coffee do you add to your milk?
How much juice do you take in the morning?
How much rice do you buy from the market?
How much money do you need to complete this task?
How much food do you need for your home’s sake?
How many:
It is used to denote numbers. It is used to count things, persons, or places.
How many boys are there in the class?
How many days are there in a year?
How many students are there in your school?
How many players have come there?
How many books have you read till now?
How many employees are there in your company?
Exercise (Question Words)
Find the errors (Question Words):
- How many money did you spend?
- How much boys were present in the class?
- How many water did you waste?
- How much people are crazy for BMW cars?
- How much water do he need?
- How many girls helps the poor?
- How many Indians is infected with bird flu?
- How much people died in World war I?
- How many day are in a week?
- How many rice did you buy?
Who (subject) whom (object) whose (possession)
Who: it refers to the sentence’s subject in wh- family that is used to know the person or live beings.
| Present indefinite (who + action+es/s) Past indefinite (who + action II) |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| Who teach you mathematics? | Who teaches you mathematics? (Who-subject, you-objective case) |
| Who did go? | Who went? |
| Who want to go? | Who wants to go? |
| Who does run fast? | Who runs fast? |
| Who did say it? | Who said it? |
Present and past and future perfect tense:
Who+ has/had/will have + done?
| Who has sent you this information? | Who has gone to the hospital? |
| Who had done this project before I came here? | Who will have done the project by the end of the month? |
| Who will go there? | Who is your family doctor? |
| Who is your nurse? | Who knows this matter? |
| Who helped you? | Who has done it? |
Passive Voice
Present indefinite and past indefinite
by whom + is/are/am/was/were + action III + object?
| Whom: By whom has she been selected? (present perfect) | By whom was he beaten? |
| By whom is he sent to jail? | By whom is he taught English? |
Who- It is used in the sentence as an object of the verb/preposition.
| Present indefinite tense: whom + helping verb + subject + action) Past indefinite tense: whom + did + subject + action) |
| Whom does he feed food? (He-sub, whom-obj) | Whom do you teach mathematics? |
| Whom did you beat yesterday? (Whom-obj and you-sub) | She wanted to know with whom she would go. (preposition+ whom) |
| Whom do you teach English to? | Whom are you playing with? |
| Whom do you like? | Whom do you want to select for this process? |
Relative pronoun:
Who and whom:
| Antecedent(noun/pronoun-subject) + who + verb + object Antecedent + whom + Subect + verb. |
I know the man who does teach mathematics. (incorrect)
I know the man who teaches mathematics. (correct)
She knew that lady who did help her in the park that day. (Incorrect)
I saw a beautiful lady who was teaching mathematics. (correct)
She has laughed at him, who is standing there. (correct)
That lady helped me whom I had known since 2015.
My friend, whom I liked very much, deceived me.
That boy whom you are talking about is a cheat.
Whose: A thing which belongs to a person
| whose car is this? | Whose bag is yours? |
| Whose is this? | Whose pen is this? |
| Whose wallet was that? | Whose notebook has not been checked yet? |
Exercise (Question Words)
Spot the errors (Question Words)
- Who/whom serves food in your family?
- Whom/who do you know here?
- Who/whom should I select for this post?
- Who/whom speaks English fluently in your school?
- I know the boy whom do I tease.
- I met a boy who did help me last Sunday.
- I didn’t know them whom I helped.
- Who did go to the park yesterday?
- Who does tell you?
- Who taught you reasoning?
- Whose car are this?
- Who book is this?
- Whom flowers are these?
- Whose novels are that?
- Whose pencils is these?
Passive Infinitive – Voice
Passive Infinitive
Infinitive functions as a noun and at the same time display some qualities of a verb that is used with ‘to’ except with auxiliary verbs and some other verbs.
Infinitive: ‘to be done (Passive voice)
Sentence structure of Passive Infinitive: Object + “to be + m.v.3,” + by Subject
Have a look at examples of Passive Infinitive
Ought to :
When we talk about our country, One should keep only one thing in one’s mind
that work for the sake of the country ought to be done not only by soldiers but also every citizen must take part in it.
Garbage ought to be thrown in the dustbin.
Our country ought to be loved.
Terrorists oughtn’t to be sheltered across the world.
Has to /have to (Passive Infinitive):
| He had to be fired. | If they commit mistakes again, they have to be warned. |
| He has to be insulted. | He has to be nipped in the bud. |
| He has to be taught a lesson. | She will have to be fired. |
Is to/ are to/ am to (Passive Infinitive):
| It is to be done. | Homework is to be done. |
| He is to be scolded. | D.M. is to be invited. |
| Today is a wedding ceremony. The car is to be decorated. | This box is to be lifted. |
| Am I to be reexamined? | They are to be invited. |
| Is it to be checked? | They are to be married. |
| He is to be married. | She is to be punished. |
Was to/were to:
| She was to be suspended. | Your friends were to be beaten by them. |
| Work hard was to be done at a young age. | He was to be punished yesterday by his father. |
| Who was to be invited? | Who were you to be invited? |
Want to:
Do you want to be rusticated?
He doesn’t want to be sent to the hostel.
I want him to be reinstated in his post. (reinstate- to put someone back in a job)
Need to:
| He needs to be hospitalized. | The beggar needs to be fed. |
| He needs to be admitted to the hospital. | He has to be punished. |
Try to:
I try him to be scolded.
I will try for him to be admitted to a good hospital in Delhi.
Supposed to (Passive Infinitive):
You are supposed to be awarded.
You are supposed to be given a bronze medal.
Be able to:
My younger brother isn’t able to be trained for this work.
He wasn’t able to be learnt English by me.
These posters were able to be stuck on the wall.
Used to:
| He used to be punished in childhood by teachers. | She used to be scolded by her brother. |
| He used to be scolded by his elder sister. | They used to be rusticated in school days. |
| He used to be punished by her mother. | She used to be scolded by her teacher. |
Going to (Passive Infinitive):
| This project is going to be completed soon. | My homework isn’t going to be finished now. Time will be taken more to finish it. |
| Are you going to be punished for stealing money? | Is she going to be ridden to the Meerut City railway station? |
| She isn’t going to be sent to the hostel. | He was going to be sent to Jail. |
- She is to write a novel.
- I am to find a new way.
- You are to read an English grammar book.
- He was to attend the meeting.
- Were you to learn a foreign language?
- She has to cook food.
- We have to climb the mountain.
- I had to steal money.
- She will have to do a job.
- You ought to develop your village.
Voice of Participles -Passive Voice
Voice of Participles & Gerunds
Voice–Participles and Gerund (verb + ing)
Participle Definition:
It is not the main verb and doesn’t work as a verb in the sentence. It works as an adjective in sentences.
Three types of voice of Participles:
Present participle (verb + ing)
My brother jumped from a running car. (Jumped–m.v. & running–present participle behaves as an adjective in the sentence.)
My dear sir sold his working scooter.
- Past Participle meaning (v3– adjective)
The broken wire cut my finger.
The burnt rice tasted awful.
A tired farmer slept under the tree.
Note: broken, burnt and tired are “past participles”
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Perfect participle– (having + v3) (complete action)
Having taught English, I went to my home.
- Voice of Present Participles
Active: I still know my elder brother taking me to the hospital.
Passive: I still know being taken to hospital by my brother.
Active: I found his friends shouting at him.
Passive: I found him being shouted by his friends.
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Past participle
The past participle has itself a passive meaning:
There was a signed paper on the table.
Damaged badly by the earthquake, the building had to be rebuilt.
- Perfect Participle
Active – Perfect Participle (having + v3) – (Passive – having + been + v3)
I am very disappointed about having been terminated from my job by him.
Aren’t you angry about having been lied to? (You were lied to by a person, by someone. They lied to you. You received the action.)
| Having been deceived by his wife, he felt devasted or he, having been deceived by his wife, felt devasted. | The club, having been banned in most cities, didn’t do so well. |
| Having been praised for his writing, he felt good. | Having been ragged, my friend attempted suicide. |
| Having been lost the cricket match, he wept bitterly. | Having been abused, he began to cry. |
| Having been accused of murder, my colleague ran away. | Having been fired, he left the city. |
| Having been watched the web series already, he got bored rewatching it. (x) | Having watched the web series already, he got bored rewatching it. (correct) |
Passive Voice of Participles & Gerunds:
Gerund definition: Gerunds work as an adjective, adverb and noun.
Subject + like/hate/enjoy/remember/love + being + Past participle
Active: he likes swimming
Passive: he likes being swum.
- See more examples of passive gerunds:
| He doesn’t enjoy being criticized | He loves being danced. |
| She doesn’t enjoy being watched. | I still remember being paid. |
| He enjoys being praised. | She loves being taught the Guitar. |
| They liked being taught in school days. | His son likes being held. |
| She hates being scolded. | I hate being criticized. |
| He doesn’t like being punished. | My son doesn’t like being abused. |
| She remembered being scolded. | The Students hate being beaten in schools. |
| She hates being told. | I am tired of being insulted. |
- Passive gerunds used at the beginning of the sentences
Being + the past participle + verb
Being beaten is an awful experience.
Being scolded is a bad experience for kids.
Being watched makes her feel nervous.
Being held by the mother helps the kid go to bed.
Being/getting paid monthly on time is very important to survive life.
- Being = getting (sometimes)
My cow doesn’t like being washed. Or
My cow doesn’t like getting washed.
My baby likes being kissed on the hands. Or my baby likes getting kissed on the hands.
Passive Voice of Imperative Sentences – Rules
Passive Voice of Imperative Sentences
Imperative sentences are followed by request, command and order etc.
I: Let + object + be + verb III
| Active | Passive |
| Open the door. | Let the door be opened. |
| Switch on the fan. | Let the fan be switched on. |
| Bring water for me. | Let water be brought for me. |
| Don’t pluck the mango. | Let the mangoes not be plucked. |
| Courier this book. | Let this book be couriered. |
Rule II (Passive Voice of Imperative Sentences):
An object is not given. We follow the below-given structure:
You are ordered/requested/forbidden/advised to + verb + object.
| Active | Passive |
| Go to your principal. | You are ordered to go to your principal. |
| Please cook. | You are requested to cook. |
| Work hard. | You are advised to work hard. |
| Go there. | You are ordered to go there. |
| Please sit down. | You are requested to sit down. |
| please go now. | You are requested to go now. |
| Don’t shout here. | You are ordered not to shout here. Or You are forbidden to shout here. |
| Don’t play here. | You are forbidden to play here. Or You are ordered not to play here. |
Rule III (Passive Voice of Imperative Sentences)
If imperative sentences indicate advice or moral suggestion.
Object + should be + m.v3.
| Active | Passive |
| Respect your parents. | Parents should be respected. |
| Love your kids. | Your Kids should be loved. |
| Don’t insult the seniors. | Seniors shouldn’t be insulted. |
| Don’t insult the poor. | The Poor shouldn’t be insulted. |
Use of let (Passive Voice of Imperative Sentences):
‘Let’ is used in sentences in different ways according to its meaning.
Active – Let me go. (Permission)
Passive- I may be allowed to go.
Active- Let me dance.
Passive -I may be allowed to dance.
If a sentence starts with let (indirect object) and (direct object) is given.
Active structure: let + indirect object + m.v. + direct object.
Passive: let + direct object + be + m.v. III + by + indirect object. For examples:
| Active | Passive |
| Let me play the Guitar. | Let the Guitar be played by me. |
| Let him speak English. | Let English be spoken by him. |
| Let them do their work. | Let their work be done by them. |
| Let her learn Spanish. | Let Spanish be learnt by her. |
Use of “let us” in Passive Voice of Imperative Sentences:
a. Suggestion
Let us help the beggars.
The beggars should be helped.
Let us throw the garbage in the dustbin.
The garbage should be thrown in the dustbin.
b. When no object is given in the sentence:
Let us go for a long drive.
It is suggested that we should go for a long drive.
Let us cook.
It is suggested that we should cook.
Change the voice
- Unlock my door.
- Change his position.
- Let me handle this.
- Let us celebrate his birthday.
- Let them play cricket.
- Respect your seniors.
- Please help me.
- Let’s go for a walk.
- Don’t underestimate him.
- Don’t play in the garden.