देखना/निहारना, कहना/बोलना/बताना, अच्छा/बढ़िया/उत्तम
I can choose between near-synonyms by register and collocation
Schau dir diese Beispiele an. Kannst du das grammatische Muster erkennen?
Das Essen ist super geworden.
Das ist ein vorzügliches Beispiel.
Er redet Unsinn.
Achte auf die hervorgehobenen Teile. Was haben sie gemeinsam?
| कहना | to say, with se |
| बोलना | to speak, to utter; also 'to speak a language' |
| बताना | to tell, to inform, with ko |
| अच्छा | good, neutral, everywhere |
| बढ़िया | excellent, colloquial and warm |
| उत्तम | excellent, Sanskritic and formal |
| शानदार | splendid, Perso-Arabic, slightly showy |
Where two words share a meaning, they almost never share a register. उत्तम in conversation sounds like a certificate; बढ़िया in a report sounds like a market stall.
चाय बनाना but खाना पकाना; बात करना but बातें बनाना, which means to talk nonsense. A dictionary will not warn you.
Wende diese Grammatik in den Übungen des Kurses C2 an
ÜbungsaufgabenChoosing a synonym by dictionary gloss rather than register.
Synonym chosen by gloss alone
Map the Russian four-step ladder onto the Hindi set.
Wrong collocation with a correct word
khana pakana, chay banana, baten banana.
Das Essen ist super geworden.
barhiya is warm and colloquial.
Das ist ein vorzügliches Beispiel.
uttam belongs to writing, like prevoskhodnyy.
Er redet Unsinn.
baten banana is not baat karna; collocation changes the meaning.
Im Kurs üben
Wende diese Grammatik in den Übungen des Kurses C2 an