Interjection :: āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ


Interjection :: āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ


Definition


An interjection is a word or short phrase used to express sudden or strong emotions, feelings, or reactions.
It shows emotion, not information.


It is usually followed by an exclamation mark (!), but sometimes by a comma (,) if the feeling is mild.


Characteristics of Interjections



  1. Standalone Words or Short Phrases: Interjections are not grammatically connected to the sentence.
    Ex: Oh! Wow! Oops! Yikes!

  2. Express Emotions or Reactions: They show feelings like joy, pain, surprise, fear, etc.
    Ex: Hooray! → happiness, Ouch! → pain, Uh-oh! → worry

  3. Mostly Informal: Used more in spoken English, informal writing, dialogues, and stories.


Types of Interjections



  1. Interjections for Greeting: Used to greet someone.
    Ex: Hello!, Hi!, Hey!

  2. Interjections for Joy: Express happiness or excitement.
    Ex: Hooray! We won the match!, Yay! That's great news!

  3. Interjections for Surprise: Show shock or amazement.
    Ex: Oh! I didn’t see you there., Wow! What a view!

  4. Interjections for Sadness or Pain: Express sorrow, regret, or physical pain.
    Ex: Alas! The hero has fallen., Ouch! That hurt.

  5. Interjections for Anger or Frustration: Show anger or irritation.
    Ex: Darn! I missed the bus., Ugh! This is annoying.

  6. Interjections for Hesitation or Thinking: Used while thinking or feeling unsure.
    Ex: Uh, I’m not sure., Hmm, let me think.


Key Points: 



  • Interjections do not affect sentence grammar.

  • They can be placed at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence.

  • Ex: Oh, I understand now.


āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ (Interjection)


āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž: Interjection (āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ) āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāύ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āϏ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ, āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ, āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤āχ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇, āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤ⧇ (!) āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻš’āϞ⧇ (,) āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋāĨ¤


āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒā§° āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ



  1. āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āϏ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ: āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖā§° āϞāĻ—āϤ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
    āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: āĻ“āĻš! āĻŦāĻžāĻš! āφāĻšāĻž!

  2. āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ, āĻĻ⧁āĻ–, āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž, āφāĻļā§āĻšā§°ā§āϝ āφāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤
    āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: Hooray! → āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ, Ouch! → āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž, Uh-oh! → āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž

  3. āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻ…āύāĻžāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ•: āĻ•āĻĨā§‹āĻĒāĻ•āĻĨāύ, āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ, āύāĻžāϟāĻ• āφāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§ƒāϤāĨ¤


āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§°



  1. āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāύ⧰ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ: āĻ•āĻžāϕ⧋ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāύ āϜāύāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
    āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: Hello! Hi!

  2. āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ: āϏ⧁āĻ– āĻŦāĻž āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤
    āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: Hooray! āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϜāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻš’āϞ⧋āρ!

  3. āφāĻļā§āĻšā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ: āφāϚ⧰āĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤
    āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: Oh! āĻŽāχ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāĻ• āύ⧇āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϞ⧋āρāĨ¤

  4. āĻĻ⧁āĻ– āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžā§° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ: āĻļā§‹āĻ•, āĻĻ⧁āĻ– āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻžā§°ā§€ā§°āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤
    āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: Alas! āĻŦ⧀⧰āϜāύ āĻĒāϤāĻŋāϤ āĻš’āϞāĨ¤, Ouch! āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĨ¤

  5. āĻ–āĻ‚ āĻŦāĻž āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžā§° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ: āĻ…āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧋āώ āĻŦāĻž āĻ–āĻ‚ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤
    āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: Darn! āĻŽāχ āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āĻ–āύ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ› āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧋āρāĨ¤

  6. āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧋āϚ āĻŦāĻž āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžā§° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ: āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤
    āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: Uh, āĻŽāχ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āύāĻšāĻ“āρāĨ¤


āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž



  • āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύāϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤

  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧰ āφāĻ—āϤ, āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻļ⧇āώāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤

  • āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ:

    • Oh, āĻŽāχ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻŋāϛ⧋āρāĨ¤




All About Interjections / āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ (Interjection)


Interjections are words used to express sudden feelings or emotions. āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāύ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


They are usually followed by an exclamation mark (!) and sometimes by a comma (,). āχ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤ⧇ (!) āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ⧰⧇ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āφ⧰⧁ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻž (,) āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Common Interjections and Uses / āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°


Wow! – Used to show surprise or amazement.
Wow! – āφāĻļā§āĻšā§°ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Ouch! – Used to express pain.
Ouch! – āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Hooray! – Expresses joy or celebration.
Hooray! – āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āϜāϝāĻŧ āωāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Oh no! – Shows shock, fear, or disappointment.
Oh no! – āĻ­āϝāĻŧ, āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĻ⧁āĻ– āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Hey! – Used to get someone’s attention.
Hey! – āĻ•āĻžāϕ⧋ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ•ā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Alas! – Expresses sadness or pity.
Alas! – āĻĻ⧁āĻ– āĻŦāĻž āϕ⧰⧁āĻŖāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Yikes! – Shows fear or sudden surprise.
Yikes! – āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āφāĻļā§āĻšā§°ā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Yay! – Shows happiness or excitement.
Yay! – āϏ⧁āĻ– āĻŦāĻž āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Oops! – Used when making a mistake.
Oops! – āϭ⧁āϞ āĻš’āϞ⧇ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Hmm, – Used when thinking or unsure.
Hmm, – āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Key Points / āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž


Interjections express feelings, not information. āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇, āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


They do not affect sentence grammar. āχ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύāϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


They are mostly used in spoken or informal English. āχ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻ•āĻĨā§‹āĻĒāĻ•āĻĨāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āύāĻžāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


They can be placed at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence. āχ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧰ āφāĻ—āϤ, āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻļ⧇āώāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤


Ex / āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ


Oops! I dropped my book. Oops! āĻŽāχ āĻŽā§‹ā§° āĻ•āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒāĻ–āύ āĻĒ⧇āϞāĻžāϞ⧋āρāĨ¤


Hmm, I am not sure. Hmm, āĻŽāχ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āύāĻšāĻ“āρāĨ¤