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📚 Day 38 Simple Past Tense and the Library

📖 Words of the Day 4

Silence

Noun
/ˈsaɪləns/
शांतता
Complete quietness

"There was complete silence in the library."

वाचनालयात पूर्ण शांतता होती.

✅ Quietness, Peace ❌ Noise

Borrow

Verb
/ˈbɒrəʊ/
उसने घेणे किंवा वाचायला नेणे
To take and use something with the intention of returning it

"I want to borrow this science book."

मला हे विज्ञानाचे पुस्तक वाचायला न्यायचे आहे.

✅ Take, Hire ❌ Lend

Return

Verb
/rɪˈtɜːn/
परत करणे
To give back something

"Please return the book by Monday."

कृपया सोमवारपर्यंत पुस्तक परत करा.

✅ Restore, Give back ❌ Take

Shelf

Noun
/ʃelf/
कपाट किंवा फळी
A flat board which items can be placed on

"The books are arranged on the top shelf."

पुस्तके वरच्या फळीवर मांडली आहेत.

✅ Ledge, Rack ❌ Floor (contextual)

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Rahul borrowed a story book yesterday.

राहुलने काल गोष्टींचे पुस्तक वाचायला नेले.

Pattern: Subject + Verb (V2) + Object
Talking about a past action in the library.

We maintained silence in the library.

आम्ही वाचनालयात शांतता राखली.

Pattern: Subject + Verb (V2) + Place
Describing an action completed by a group.

She kept the book on the shelf.

तीने पुस्तक कपाटावर ठेवले.

Pattern: Subject + Verb (V2) + Object + Prepositional Phrase
Describing the placement of an object.

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Simple Past Tense

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