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amenities

/əˈmiːnətiz/noun

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सुविधाएँ

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noun
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    [pl.]

    things in or around a building or a place that make it easier or more pleasant to live or work

    सुविधाएँ

    • The hostel has basic amenities.
    • The flat has all modern amenities, including a lift and a park.
    • The new township offers amenities such as a school and a hospital.
    + 2 more examples
    • Guests enjoy the amenities of the hotel, including a pool.
    • The village lacks basic amenities like clean water and electricity.

    Synonyms facilities conveniences services comforts resources

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

amenities (plural only)

In this sense amenities is plural and takes a plural verb: the amenities are good.

इस अर्थ में 'amenities' बहुवचन रूप में आता है और इसके साथ बहुवचन क्रिया लगती है।

  • The amenities in the new hostel are excellent.
  • Modern amenities attract tourists to the resort.

amenities + of / in + place

Use of or in to say which building or place has the amenities.

किस भवन या स्थान में सुविधाएँ हैं, यह बताने के लिए 'of' या 'in' आता है।

  • The amenities of the town include a library and a park.

amenity (singular, countable)

A single feature is an amenity, and is often said to be a major or important one.

एक अकेली सुविधा को 'amenity' कहते हैं, और इसे अक्सर मुख्य या महत्वपूर्ण सुविधा बताया जाता है।

  • A clean toilet is a basic amenity in every school.

amenities vs facilities

Amenities are comforts that make a place pleasant; facilities are things provided for a particular use, such as a laboratory.

'Amenities' ऐसी सुविधाएँ हैं जो स्थान को सुखद बनाती हैं; 'facilities' किसी विशेष उपयोग के लिए दी गई चीज़ें हैं, जैसे laboratory।

  • The school has good sports facilities and pleasant amenities such as a canteen.
+Collocations 4

adjective + amenities

basicmodernpubliclocalrecreational

  • The village still lacks basic amenities such as clean water.

verb + amenities

provideofferlackimproveenjoy

  • The housing society offers good amenities to its residents.

amenities + noun

feeblockcentrelistarea

  • The amenities block has a gym and a reading room.

amenities such as

a gyma gardena swimming poolparkinga club house

  • The flats come with amenities such as a garden and parking.
“More examples 5
  • The hostel charges more because it has air-conditioning and other amenities.

छात्रावास अधिक शुल्क लेता है, क्योंकि उसमें एयर कंडीशनिंग और अन्य सुविधाएँ हैं।

  • The government plans to improve public amenities at railway stations.

सरकार रेलवे स्टेशनों पर सार्वजनिक सुविधाओं में सुधार की योजना बना रही है।

  • Radhika chose a flat close to the market and other local amenities.

राधिका ने बाज़ार और अन्य स्थानीय सुविधाओं के पास वाला फ्लैट चुना।

  • The tourist lodge lacked even the most basic amenities.

पर्यटक लॉज में सबसे बुनियादी सुविधाओं का भी अभाव था।

  • A park is an amenity that makes a neighbourhood more pleasant.

पार्क एक ऐसी सुविधा है जो मोहल्ले को अधिक सुखद बनाती है।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The hotel has all modern amenity.

✓ The hotel has all modern amenities.

With all, use the plural amenities.

'All' के साथ बहुवचन रूप 'amenities' आता है।

✗ The amenities of the hostel is very good.

✓ The amenities of the hostel are very good.

The subject amenities is plural, so use are.

Subject 'amenities' बहुवचन है, इसलिए 'are' आएगा।

✗ The flat has all basic ammenities.

✓ The flat has all basic amenities.

Amenities is spelt with one m.

'Amenities' की वर्तनी में केवल एक 'm' होता है।

◇Word family
amenity noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

a·men·i·ties

?Which word?

Keep the facility words together: amenities, facilities, infrastructure (basic systems like roads and power), utilities (water, gas and electricity services).

सुविधा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: amenities, facilities, infrastructure (सड़क और बिजली जैसी मूल व्यवस्थाएँ), utilities (पानी, गैस और बिजली सेवाएँ)।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: amenities is usually plural (facilities such as water, electricity, parks and toilets); the singular amenity is less common.

प्रयोग में amenities प्रायः plural है (पानी, बिजली, पार्क और शौचालय जैसी सुविधाएँ); singular amenity कम आम है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Basic amenities, civic amenities, public amenities.

Collocations: basic amenities (बुनियादी सुविधाएँ), civic amenities (नागरिक सुविधाएँ), public amenities (सार्वजनिक सुविधाएँ)।