corner
US
/ˈkɔɹnɚ/
UK
/ˈkɔːnə/
Meaning
The point where two sides, edges, or streets meet.
वह जगह जहाँ दो किनारे या सड़कें मिलती हैं; किसी चीज़ का कोना।
Examples
“We waited at the corner of the street for our friends.”
“There is a small café on the corner of this busy road.”
“A spider had made its web in the corner of the window.”
Useful patterns
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Common mistakes
Not natural: We waited in the corner of the street.
Better: We waited at the corner of the street.
Use “at” for a street junction; “in the corner” usually describes a room or enclosed space.
सड़क के कोने या मिलन-बिंदु के लिए “at” कहें; “in the corner” आमतौर पर कमरे जैसी जगह के लिए है।
Not natural: The lamp is at the corner of the room.
Better: The lamp is in the corner of the room.
Use “in the corner” for something located inside the meeting point of a room’s walls.
कमरे की दीवारों के मिलने वाली अंदरूनी जगह के लिए “in the corner” का इस्तेमाल करें।
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Learner tip
Use “at” for a street corner, “in” for a room’s corner, and often “on” for a building at a street junction.
सड़क के कोने के लिए “at”, कमरे के अंदरूनी कोने के लिए “in” और सड़क के मोड़ पर बनी इमारत के लिए अक्सर “on” कहें।