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- tense
- Related: participle, auxiliary verb
The form of a verb that shows when an action happens, such as present, past, or future, and often how the action is viewed, for example ongoing or completed.
- participle
- Related: tense, auxiliary verb
A verb form used as an adjective or with helping verbs to build tenses, such as 'broken' in 'a broken glass' or 'going' in 'is going'.
- auxiliary verb
- Related: tense, participle
A helping verb such as be, have, do, will, or can that works with a main verb to form questions, negatives, tenses, or moods.
- voice (active and passive)
- Related: participle, subject-verb agreement
The grammatical choice of whether the subject performs the action (active: 'The boy kicked the ball') or receives it (passive: 'The ball was kicked by the boy').
- reported speech
- Related: tense, direct speech
The way of repeating someone's words indirectly, changing pronouns, tense, and time words, for example 'She said that she was tired' instead of 'She said, I am tired'.
- direct speech
- Related: reported speech, punctuation
A person's exact words written inside quotation marks with a reporting clause, such as 'He said, I will come tomorrow.'
- subject-verb agreement
- Related: voice (active and passive), tense
The rule that a verb must match its subject in number and person, so a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb.
- punctuation
- Related: direct speech, paragraph
The marks used in writing, such as full stops, commas, question marks, and quotation marks, that separate ideas and make meaning clear.
- paragraph
- Related: topic sentence, punctuation
A group of connected sentences about one main idea, usually starting on a new line and often beginning with a topic sentence.
- topic sentence
- Related: paragraph, coherence
The sentence, usually first in a paragraph, that states the main idea and tells the reader what the rest of the paragraph will discuss.
- coherence
- Related: topic sentence, paragraph
The quality of a piece of writing in which ideas are linked logically and flow smoothly, so the reader can follow the meaning easily.
- synonym
- Related: antonym, vocabulary
A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word, such as 'big' and 'large'.
- antonym
- Related: synonym, vocabulary
A word that means the opposite of another word, such as 'hot' and 'cold'.
- vocabulary
- Related: synonym, antonym
The set of words a person knows and can use in a language, including their meanings, forms, and combinations with other words.
- सन्धि (sandhi)
- Related: समास, वर्णविन्यास
नेपालीमा दुई वा दुईभन्दा बढी वर्ण वा शब्द जोडिँदा हुने ध्वनि परिवर्तनलाई सन्धि भनिन्छ, जस्तै 'विद्या' + 'आलय' = 'विद्यालय'।
- समास (samas)
- Related: सन्धि (sandhi), उपसर्ग
दुई वा दुईभन्दा बढी शब्द मिलेर एकै पद बन्ने प्रक्रिया हो, जसमा मूल शब्दका अर्थ जोडिएर नयाँ अर्थ बन्छ, जस्तै 'राजकुमार'।
- उपसर्ग (upasarga)
- Related: प्रत्यय, समास (samas)
शब्दको सुरुमा जोडिएर नयाँ अर्थ दिने अंश हो, जस्तै 'अन' जोड्दा 'अनपढ' बन्छ।
- प्रत्यय (pratyaya)
- Related: उपसर्ग (upasarga), समास (samas)
शब्दको अन्त्यमा जोडिएर नयाँ शब्द वा भाव बनाउने अंश हो, जस्तै 'लेख्' मा 'अक' जोड्दा 'लेखक' बन्छ।
- वर्णविन्यास (spelling)
- Related: सन्धि (sandhi), वाक्य संरचना
शब्दका वर्णहरूलाई तिनको सही क्रम र मात्रासहित लेख्ने नियम हो, जसले शब्दको शुद्ध रूप निर्धारण गर्छ।
- वाक्य संरचना (sentence structure)
- Related: वर्णविन्यास (spelling), कारक
कर्ता, कर्म, क्रिया आदि पदहरूको क्रम र सम्बन्धअनुसार वाक्य बन्ने ढाँचा हो, जसले अर्थ स्पष्ट पार्छ।
- कारक (case)
- Related: वाक्य संरचना (sentence structure), विभक्ति
वाक्यमा क्रियासँग पदको सम्बन्ध देखाउने व्याकरणिक तत्त्व हो, जस्तै कर्ता, कर्म, करण, सम्प्रदान आदि।
- विभक्ति (vibhakti)
- Related: कारक (case), प्रत्यय (pratyaya)
कारक सम्बन्ध देखाउन नामपदमा जोडिने प्रत्यय हो, जस्तै 'ले', 'लाई', 'बाट', 'को'।
- पत्र (letter writing)
- Related: निबन्ध, वाक्य संरचना (sentence structure)
औपचारिक वा अनौपचारिक रूपमा सन्देश पठाउन लेखिने लिखित सामग्री हो, जसमा ठेगाना, विषय र निवेदन क्रमबद्ध हुन्छ।
- निबन्ध (essay)
- Related: पत्र (letter writing), वाक्य संरचना (sentence structure)
कुनै विषयमा भूमिका, मुख्य भाग र उपसंहारका रूपमा विचार व्यवस्थित गरी लेखिने लामो रचना हो।
- समीकरण (equation)
- Related: बीजगणित (algebra), हल (solution)
दुई बीजगणितीय अभिव्यक्ति बराबर छन् भनी देखाउने गणितीय वाक्य हो, जस्तै 2x + 3 = 11।
- बीजगणित (algebra)
- Related: समीकरण (equation), हल (solution)
अक्षर र चिह्नको प्रयोग गरी संख्या र तिनको सम्बन्धको अध्ययन गर्ने गणितको शाखा हो।
- हल (solution)
- Related: समीकरण (equation), बीजगणित (algebra)
कुनै समीकरण वा समस्यामा चरको त्यो मान हो, जसले समीकरणलाई सत्य बनाउँछ।
- ज्यामिति (geometry)
- Related: त्रिभुज (triangle), क्षेत्रफल (area)
बिन्दु, रेखा, कोण, त्रिभुज र आकारका गुण र सम्बन्धको अध्ययन गर्ने गणितको शाखा हो।
- त्रिभुज (triangle)
- Related: ज्यामिति (geometry), क्षेत्रफल (area)
तीन भुजा र तीन कोण भएको बन्द ज्यामितीय आकृति हो, जसका भित्री कोणहरूको योग १८०° हुन्छ।
- क्षेत्रफल (area)
- Related: त्रिभुज (triangle), ज्यामिति (geometry)
कुनै बन्द आकृतिले ढाक्ने सतहको मापन हो, जुन वर्ग एकाइमा व्यक्त गरिन्छ।
- अनुपात (ratio)
- Related: समानुपात (proportion), प्रतिशत (percentage)
दुई समान प्रकारका राशिको तुलनात्मक सम्बन्ध देखाउने गणितीय अभिव्यक्ति हो, जस्तै ३:५।
- समानुपात (proportion)
- Related: अनुपात (ratio), प्रतिशत (percentage)
दुई अनुपात बराबर भएको अवस्था हो, जस्तै २:४ = ३:६, जसलाई समानुपात भनिन्छ।
- प्रतिशत (percentage)
- Related: अनुपात (ratio), समानुपात (proportion)
कुनै राशिलाई १०० को तुलनामा देखाउने तरिका हो, जसमा भागलाई १०० ले गुणन गरी पूर्णबाट भाग गरिन्छ।
- माध्य (mean)
- Related: मध्यिका (median), तथ्याङ्क (statistics)
दिइएका सबै मानहरूको योगलाई तिनको संख्याले भाग गर्दा प्राप्त हुने केन्द्रीय मान हो।
- मध्यिका (median)
- Related: माध्य (mean), तथ्याङ्क (statistics)
तथ्याङ्कलाई क्रममा राख्दा बीचमा पर्ने मान हो, जसले सूचनालाई दुई बराबर भागमा बाँड्छ।
- तथ्याङ्क (statistics)
- Related: माध्य (mean), मध्यिका (median)
सूचना सङ्कलन, वर्गीकरण, विश्लेषण र निष्कर्ष निकाल्ने गणितीय विधि हो, जसले डेटालाई अर्थपूर्ण बनाउँछ।
- force
- Related: gravity, newton
A push or pull that can change an object's speed, direction, or shape, measured in newtons and often described by both size and direction.
- gravity
- Related: force, newton
The force by which every mass attracts every other mass, which on Earth pulls objects downward with an acceleration of about 9.8 metres per second squared.
- newton
- Related: force, gravity
The SI unit of force, equal to the force needed to accelerate a one-kilogram mass at one metre per second squared.
- photosynthesis
- Related: chlorophyll, respiration
The process by which green plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make glucose and release oxygen, mainly in chloroplasts containing chlorophyll.
- chlorophyll
- Related: photosynthesis, respiration
The green pigment in chloroplasts that absorbs light energy so plants can carry out photosynthesis, giving leaves their typical colour.
- respiration
- Related: photosynthesis, chlorophyll
The chemical process in living cells that releases energy from glucose, using oxygen and producing carbon dioxide and water as waste products.
- cell
- Related: tissue, chlorophyll
The smallest structural and functional unit of a living organism, containing cytoplasm and genetic material and often surrounded by a membrane or wall.
- tissue
- Related: cell, respiration
A group of similar cells working together to perform a particular function, such as muscle tissue or the xylem that carries water in plants.
- chemical reaction
- Related: acid, base
A process in which one or more substances change into new substances with different properties, often releasing or absorbing energy.
- acid
- Related: base, chemical reaction
A substance that releases hydrogen ions in water, turns blue litmus red, and reacts with bases to form a salt and water.
- base
- Related: acid, chemical reaction
A substance that accepts hydrogen ions or releases hydroxide ions in water, turns red litmus blue, and neutralises acids to form salt and water.
- federalism
- Related: constitution, local government
A system of government in which power is shared between a central authority and smaller units such as provinces, each with its own defined responsibilities.
- constitution
- Related: federalism, fundamental rights
The fundamental law of a country that sets out the structure of government, the rights of citizens, and the limits on state power.
- fundamental rights
- Related: constitution, human rights
Basic rights guaranteed to every citizen by the constitution, such as the right to education, equality, and freedom of expression, which the state must protect.
- human rights
- Related: fundamental rights, constitution
The basic freedoms and protections that belong to every person simply because they are human, regardless of nationality, sex, or religion.
- local government
- Related: federalism, constitution
The elected body that governs a village, municipality, or district, responsible for local services such as schools, health posts, and roads.
- life skill
- Related: first aid, human rights
A practical ability such as decision-making, problem-solving, or communication that helps a person deal with everyday challenges and live independently.
- first aid
- Related: life skill, human rights
The immediate and temporary help given to an injured or ill person before professional medical treatment is available, aimed at saving life and preventing worsening.