daft
US
/dæft/
UK
/dæft/
Meaning
Silly or foolish, often in a way that seems amusing or shows poor judgment.
मूर्खतापूर्ण या बेवकूफ़ी भरा, अक्सर इस तरह कि बात थोड़ी मज़ेदार लगे या उसमें समझदारी की कमी दिखे।
Examples
“It was a daft idea to walk home in the heavy rain.”
“I felt daft when I realized I had brought the wrong keys.”
“We laughed at the daftness of our plan to cycle home in a storm.”
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Not natural: That was a daftly idea.
Better: That was a daft idea.
Daft is an adjective and directly describes the noun; daftly is an adverb.
Daft adjective है और सीधे noun की विशेषता बताता है; daftly adverb है।
Not natural: It was daft of me forgetting my keys.
Better: It was daft of me to forget my keys.
After “It was daft of me,” use to plus the base verb to describe the foolish action.
“It was daft of me” के बाद बेवकूफ़ी वाला काम बताने के लिए to और verb का मूल रूप आता है।
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Learner tip
Daft is informal and especially common in British English; it often sounds playful rather than seriously insulting.
Daft अनौपचारिक शब्द है और ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में ज़्यादा आम है; यह अक्सर गंभीर अपमान के बजाय हल्का-मज़ाकिया लगता है।