apartment
/əˈpɑːtmənt/noun
उच्चारण अपार्ट्मन्ट
फ़्लैट, अपार्टमेंट
Basic word
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[C] especially AmE
a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building (British usually flat); a set of rooms used for holidays
फ़्लैट, अपार्टमेंट
- a two-bedroom apartment
- They rent a small apartment near the metro station.
- Our apartment is on the fifth floor, so we use the lift.
+ 1 more example
- She is looking for an apartment close to her office.
Synonyms flat suite unit condominium residence
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
live in an apartment / flat in a building
Use in for the apartment and on for the floor; in British English, flat is the usual word.
Apartment के लिए 'in' और मंज़िल के लिए 'on' का प्रयोग होता है; British English में सामान्य शब्द 'flat' है।
- Radhika lives in an apartment on the fourth floor.
- They rented a flat near the college.
apartment + noun
Apartment forms compounds with building, block, complex and owner.
'Apartment' के साथ building, block, complex और owner जैसे शब्दों के compound बनते हैं।
- The apartment complex has a small garden.
- Apartment owners paid a monthly maintenance charge.
a + adjective + apartment / a two-bedroom apartment
Size is described with number-noun compounds in the singular: a two-bedroom apartment.
आकार का वर्णन singular में संख्या-noun compound से होता है: 'a two-bedroom apartment'।
- They bought a three-bedroom apartment in Pune.
apartments (holiday use / plural)
In the plural, apartments can mean rooms in a large house, or a block of flats; holiday apartments are let to visitors.
Plural में 'apartments' का अर्थ बड़े भवन के कमरे या फ़्लैटों का समूह हो सकता है; holiday apartments पर्यटकों को किराये पर दिए जाते हैं।
- The palace's royal apartments are open to tourists.
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verb + apartment
rentbuysharebookmove intovacate
- Two students share a small apartment near the university.
adjective + apartment
spaciousfurnishedcrampedsecond-floorsea-facing
- They found a furnished apartment close to the metro station.
apartment + noun
blockbuildingcomplexsocietyownerrent
- The apartment society meets on the first Sunday of every month.
number + bedroom apartment
one-bedroomtwo-bedroomthree-bedroomstudio
- A two-bedroom apartment is enough for our family.
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- Radhika's apartment is on the third floor and has a lovely balcony.
राधिका का फ़्लैट तीसरी मंज़िल पर है और उसमें एक सुंदर बालकनी है।
- He took out a loan to buy an apartment in Noida.
उसने नोएडा में फ़्लैट ख़रीदने के लिए ऋण लिया।
- The apartment block has a lift, a parking area and a watchman.
फ़्लैटों वाली इमारत में लिफ़्ट, पार्किंग और एक चौकीदार है।
- After the transfer, the officer moved to a government apartment.
तबादले के बाद अधिकारी सरकारी फ़्लैट में चला गया।
- We rented an apartment for a week during our visit to Goa.
गोवा की यात्रा के दौरान हमने एक सप्ताह के लिए फ़्लैट किराये पर लिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Radhika lives in a apartment near the park.
✓ Radhika lives in an apartment near the park.
Apartment begins with a vowel sound, so it takes an.
'Apartment' vowel sound से शुरू होता है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'an' आता है।
✗ She lives in an apartment of the third floor.
✓ She lives in an apartment on the third floor.
Use on, not of, for a floor of a building.
इमारत की मंज़िल के लिए 'of' नहीं, 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
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a·part·ment
?Which word?
Keep apart apartment (a set of rooms) and compartment (a section of a train or container).
Apartment (कमरों का सेट) और compartment (ट्रेन या पात्र का खंड, डिब्बा) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the housing words: apartment or flat, bungalow, villa, duplex (a flat on two floors), penthouse (an expensive flat at the top of a building), studio apartment (one room for living and sleeping), housing society, gated community.
आवास के शब्द याद रखिए: apartment या flat, bungalow, villa, duplex (दो मंज़िल का फ़्लैट), penthouse (भवन के ऊपर महँगा फ़्लैट), studio apartment (रहने और सोने के लिए एक कमरा), housing society, gated community।
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: flat (British) and apartment (American; also used in India).
British और American English में flat (British) और apartment (American; भारत में भी)।