affordable
/əˈfɔːdəbl/adjective
उच्चारण अफ़ॉर्डबल
किफ़ायती, सस्ता, सामर्थ्य के भीतर
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Asked in previous papers
as antonym
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cheap enough that most people can afford it
किफ़ायती, सस्ता, सामर्थ्य के भीतर
- affordable housing
- affordable medicines
- The government plans to build more affordable homes for the poor.
+ 2 more examples
- The tickets for the match are affordable for most families.
- This shop sells good quality shoes at affordable prices.
Synonyms inexpensive reasonable cheap economical budget
Opposite expensive unaffordable costly exorbitant
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
affordable + noun
Affordable describes a price or thing that most people can pay for without difficulty.
'Affordable' ऐसी कीमत या वस्तु का वर्णन करता है जिसे अधिकांश लोग आसानी से चुका सकें।
- The government is building affordable houses for low-income families.
- The shop sells affordable school bags.
affordable + for + person
Use for, not by, to say who can pay: affordable for students.
किसके लिए सस्ता है यह बताने के लिए 'for' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
- The new course is affordable for most college students.
afford + to-infinitive (verb)
The related verb afford is used with can or could and takes to + verb, not -ing.
संबंधित क्रिया 'afford' के साथ can या could आता है, और इसके बाद to + verb लगता है, -ing नहीं।
- We cannot afford to buy a new car this year.
make + noun + affordable
Use this to say that a cost has been reduced so that people can pay.
यह बताने के लिए कि कीमत घटाई गई है ताकि लोग चुका सकें, यह pattern प्रयोग होता है।
- Government schemes make medicines affordable for the poor.
+Collocations 4
affordable + noun
housingpricehealthcareeducationrent
- Many villages still lack affordable healthcare.
adverb + affordable
veryrelativelyreasonablyfairlybarely
- The hostel is reasonably affordable for outstation students.
verb + affordable
remainkeepmakestaybecome
- The railways aim to keep train fares affordable.
not + afford
cannotcould notcan hardlycan barelycannot really
- Many families can barely afford a doctor's fee.
“More examples 5
- Radhika found an affordable room near the library.
राधिका को पुस्तकालय के पास एक किफ़ायती कमरा मिल गया।
- Smartphones have become affordable even for farmers.
स्मार्टफोन अब किसानों के लिए भी किफ़ायती हो गए हैं।
- The bank offers education loans at affordable interest rates.
बैंक किफ़ायती ब्याज दरों पर शिक्षा ऋण देता है।
- Good study material is available online at an affordable price.
अच्छी अध्ययन सामग्री इंटरनेट पर किफ़ायती कीमत पर उपलब्ध है।
- He wanted to buy a bike, but it was not affordable on his salary.
वह बाइक खरीदना चाहता था, पर उसकी तनख़्वाह में वह किफ़ायती नहीं थी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ We cannot afford buying a new bike.
✓ We cannot afford to buy a new bike.
Afford is followed by to + verb, not an -ing form.
'Afford' के बाद to + verb आता है, -ing रूप नहीं।
✗ He cannot afford for a new laptop.
✓ He cannot afford a new laptop.
Afford takes its object directly, with no preposition.
'Afford' अपना object सीधे लेता है, बीच में preposition नहीं आता।
✗ These flats are affordable by common people.
✓ These flats are affordable for common people.
Use for, not by, to show who can pay.
कौन खर्च उठा सकता है यह बताने के लिए 'for' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Affordable, cheap and economical all relate to low cost, but they carry different judgements.
'Affordable', 'cheap' और 'economical' तीनों कम कीमत से जुड़े हैं, पर उनमें अलग-अलग भाव है।
Reasonably priced so that ordinary people can pay; the tone is positive.
इतनी उचित कीमत कि आम लोग चुका सकें; भाव सकारात्मक है।
- The school offers affordable lunches.
Low in price; it can also suggest poor quality.
कम कीमत का; कभी-कभी घटिया गुणवत्ता का संकेत भी देता है।
- The cheap umbrella broke in the first rain.
Gives good value or saves money in use.
उपयोग में पैसे की बचत करने वाला या अच्छा मूल्य देने वाला।
- This scooter is economical to run.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
af·ford·able
§Grammar and usage
Afford is usually used with can or be able to ('We can afford a car', 'I cannot afford to waste time'), followed by to-infinitive.
Afford प्रायः can या be able to के साथ आता है ('We can afford a car', 'I cannot afford to waste time'), बाद में to-infinitive।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana provides affordable generic medicines.
प्रधानमंत्री भारतीय जनौषधि परियोजना सस्ती जेनेरिक दवाएँ उपलब्ध कराती है।