Reduced To Meaning in English | Definition, Hindi Meaning & Examples

"Reduced to"(नौबत आ गई है ) phrase meaning and sentences

 "Reduced to" means forced into a worse condition or brought down to a lower state.

Reduced to = Phrasal Verb

Meaning :

नौबत आ गई है। 

(phrases- a group of words that are used together. a phrase doesn't contain full verb) 

Reduced (verb)

Past tense- Reduced

Past participle - Reduced

Structure :-- 

Sub + is, am, are + Reduce to +v1 + ing + obj. 

Lets make sentences :--

1.  I m reduced to live in village. मुझे गाँव में रहने की नौबत आ गई है। 

2.  I m reduced to leaving city. मुझे शहर छोड़ने की नौबत आ गई है। 

3. I m reduced to writing. -- मेरी लिखने की नौबत आ गई है। 

4. He is reduce to sleeping on the road. :-- उसकी रोड पर सोने की नौबत आ गई है। 

5. We are reduced to begging. :-- हमारी भीख मांगने की नौबत आ गई है। 

6. We are reduced to selling this house . :-- हमारी यह मकान बेचने की नौबत आ गई है। 

7. I m reduced to leaving Delhi :-- मेरी दिल्ली छोड़ने  की नौबत आ गई है। 

8. He is reduced to leaving study:-- उसकी पढाई छोड़ने की नौबत आ गई है। 

9. The old building was reduced to ashes after the fire. :-- आग लगने के बाद पुरानी इमारत राख में बदल गई।
10. He was reduced to tears by her kind words :-- उसकी दयालु बातों से वह रो पड़ा।
11. The village was reduced to ruins after the earthquake :-- भूकंप के बाद गाँव खंडहर में बदल गया।
12. Many people were reduced to poverty during the crisis :--संकट के दौरान कई लोग गरीबी में धकेल दिए गए।

13. The strong army was reduced to a small group of soldiers :--मजबूत सेना कुछ सैनिकों के छोटे समूह तक सिमट गई।

🎤 Easy Spoken English Examples

• The fire reduced the house to ashes.
• The news reduced her to tears.

📚 Pattern

Someone/Something + was reduced to + noun

Examples:

• Reduced to tears 😢
• Reduced to ashes 🔥
• Reduced to silence 🤐
• Reduced to poverty 💰
• Reduced to ruins 🏚️

These expressions are common in spoken and written English and can make your vocabulary sound more advanced. 🌱📖

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🔹 Structure

• Verb + preposition → look after

• Verb + adverb → give up

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