elder
US
/ˈɛldər/
UK
/ˈeldə/
Meaning
Older in age, especially in relation to another family member; as an adjective, it usually comes before a noun.
उम्र में बड़ा या बड़ी, खासकर परिवार के किसी दूसरे सदस्य से; विशेषण के रूप में यह आमतौर पर संज्ञा से पहले आता है।
Examples
“My elder sister helped me prepare for my first job interview.”
“He often asks his elder brother for advice about money.”
“My eldest brother lives in Pune with his family.”
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Not natural: My sister is elder than me.
Better: My sister is older than me.
Use older for direct comparisons with than; elder usually comes before a family-member noun.
Than के साथ उम्र की तुलना करने के लिए older इस्तेमाल करें; elder आमतौर पर रिश्ते वाले संज्ञा से पहले आता है।
Not natural: He is elder brother of me.
Better: He is my elder brother.
Place a possessive such as my before elder brother; of me is not natural here.
Elder brother से पहले my जैसा possessive लगाएँ; इस वाक्य में of me कहना स्वाभाविक नहीं है।
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Learner tip
Use elder mainly before family-member nouns; for general age comparisons, use older, especially with than.
Elder का इस्तेमाल ज़्यादातर रिश्तों के नाम से पहले करें; आम तुलना में, खासकर than के साथ, older इस्तेमाल करें।