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Collocations
'Make a decision', 'do homework', 'take a photo' — these five verbs always pair with fixed words. You simply have to memorise the patterns.
Explained
Collocations are word pairs that always go together. English uses make, do, take, have, and get with specific nouns. There's no logical rule — you just memorise the pairs. After this lesson, sentences like 'I want to make a coffee' will instantly feel wrong (it's 'have a coffee' or 'make a cup of coffee').
MAKE
| Word | Example |
|---|---|
| make a decision decide फ़ैसला लेना | Let's make a decision today. आज ही फ़ैसला कर लेते हैं। |
| make a mistake do something wrong ग़लती करना | Don't worry, everyone makes mistakes. चिंता मत करो, सब ग़लती करते हैं। |
| make money earn money पैसे कमाना | He makes good money in tech. वो टेक में अच्छे पैसे कमाता है। |
| make a promise give your word वादा करना | I made a promise to call her. मैंने उसे फ़ोन करने का वादा किया था। |
| make a noise create sound शोर मचाना | The kids made a lot of noise. बच्चों ने बहुत शोर मचाया। |
DO
| Word | Example |
|---|---|
| do homework complete school tasks होमवर्क करना | Did you do your homework? क्या तुमने अपना होमवर्क किया? |
| do the dishes wash plates बर्तन धोना | I'll do the dishes after dinner. मैं डिनर के बाद बर्तन धो लूँगा। |
| do business run / conduct business व्यापार करना | We do business in 12 countries. हम 12 देशों में बिज़नेस करते हैं। |
| do a favour help someone एहसान करना | Can you do me a favour? क्या तुम मेरा एक काम कर सकते हो? |
TAKE
| Word | Example |
|---|---|
| take a photo click a picture फ़ोटो लेना | Take a photo of us, please. हमारी एक फ़ोटो लेना, plz। |
| take a break pause ब्रेक लेना | Let's take a five-minute break. पाँच मिनट का ब्रेक लेते हैं। |
| take a shower bathe नहाना (शॉवर) | I take a shower every morning. मैं रोज़ सुबह शॉवर लेता हूँ। |
| take care look after / be safe ख़याल रखना | Take care of yourself. अपना ख़याल रखना। |
HAVE & GET
| Word | Example |
|---|---|
| have lunch eat lunch दोपहर का खाना खाना | Let's have lunch together. साथ में लंच करते हैं। |
| have a meeting be in a meeting मीटिंग होना | I have a meeting at 3. मेरी 3 बजे मीटिंग है। |
| have a baby give birth बच्चा होना | They had a baby last month. उनको पिछले महीने बच्चा हुआ। |
| get a job find employment नौकरी मिलना | She got a job at Google. उसे Google में नौकरी मिल गई। |
| get married have a wedding शादी होना | They got married last December. उनकी पिछले दिसंबर शादी हुई। |
Practise
1. Choose the correct collocation.
- do a decision
- make a decision
- take a decision
- have a decision
Show the answer
make a decision
2. I want to ___ a photo.
- do
- make
- take
- have
Show the answer
take
3. She ___ her homework before dinner.
- does
- makes
- takes
- has
Show the answer
does
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