बजाय

instead of, rather than

b ə d͡ʒ ɑː j
preposition Rare #9,238
instead of, rather than Usually follows the noun or phrase it contrasts with; अक्सर used as बजाय इसके, “instead of this.”
HI: चाय की बजाय पानी पी लो।
EN: Drink water instead of tea.

कपड़ों की बजाय पैसे.

Money instead of clothes.

— The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

वह मेरे बजाय वहां गया।

He went there instead of me.

बजाय इसके, तुम उसे कुछ अपनी सिगरेट क्यों नहीं दे देते?

Instead, why don’t you give him some of your cigarettes?

— The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

मैंने शादी की बजाय, सूजी को चुना।

I chose semolina over getting married.

— Jawan (2023)

लकी का स्वागत करने बजाय, क्यों जाने के लिए कह रहे?

Why are you telling Lucky to leave instead of welcoming him?

— రాజా ది గ్రేట్ (2017)

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