/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/ · noun · hard · grammar
IELTS-relevant word
हिंदी: वार्ता, विमर्श
Written or spoken communication or debate.
“Academic discourse requires formal language.”
अकादमिक विमर्श में औपचारिक भाषा की आवश्यकता होती है।
✗ They discussed a discourse about politics.
✓ They had a discussion about politics.
Indirect Speech (upper_intermediate level)
Backshift: present→past, will→would, can→could, now→then. "I am tired" → She said she was tired.
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| Word | Part of speech | हिंदी अर्थ | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| auxiliary | noun | सहायक क्रिया | A helping verb that supports the main verb to form tenses, moods, or voices. |
| dependent | adjective | निर्भर, आश्रित | Relying on someone or something. In grammar, a clause that cannot stand alone. |
| determiner | noun | निर्धारक | A word that comes before a noun to clarify which noun is being referred to. |
| duration | noun | अवधि, कालावधि | The length of time something lasts. |
| frequency | noun | आवृत्ति, बारम्बारता | How often something happens. |
| gerund | noun | क्रियार्थक संज्ञा (-ing रूप) | A verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun. |
| imperative | adjective | आज्ञार्थक | A command or request form of a verb. |
| independent | adjective | स्वतंत्र | Not relying on others; able to stand alone. In grammar, a clause that can stand alone as a… |
| infinitive | noun | क्रियार्थक संज्ञा (to-रूप) | The base form of a verb preceded by "to." |
| intransitive | adjective | अकर्मक | A verb that does not require a direct object. |
| participle | noun | कृदंत | A verb form used as an adjective, either present (-ing) or past (-ed/V3). |
| phrasal | adjective | वाक्यांशात्मक | Relating to a phrase; in grammar, a verb + preposition/adverb combination. |
| preposition | noun | संबंधसूचक अव्यय | A word that shows the relationship between a noun/pronoun and other words in a sentence. |
| quotation | noun | उद्धरण, उद्धरण चिह्न | The exact words spoken by someone, enclosed in quotation marks. |
| sequence | noun | क्रम, अनुक्रम | A particular order in which events follow each other. |
| subjunctive | noun | संभावनार्थक | A verb form used to express wishes, suggestions, or hypothetical situations. |
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Write two sentences of your own using discourse, then practise the noun topic and take a short test the same day.
discourse is a noun. In Hindi it is written as वार्ता, विमर्श. Written or spoken communication or debate.
The portal's example reads: “Academic discourse requires formal language.”. The entry also carries 3 further usage sentences. And 1 common mistake to avoid.
discourse is written /ˈdɪs.kɔːs/. In IPA the mark ˈ before a syllable marks the stress — say that syllable slightly louder and longer than the others.
Yes. This word is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, and it sits in the grammar group alongside the rest of that group.
It is used in the Indirect Speech topic (upper_intermediate level). Backshift: present→past, will→would, can→could, now→then. "I am tired" → She said she was tired.
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