conditional
/kənˈdɪʃənl/adjective
उच्चारण कन्डिशनल
सशर्त, शर्त पर निर्भर
Core word
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~ (on/upon sth)
depending on something else being done or happening
सशर्त, शर्त पर निर्भर
- The job offer is conditional on your passing the medical test.
- The bank gave conditional approval for the loan.
- Her admission is conditional on passing the entrance test.
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- The offer is conditional upon a clean police record.
- The loan was made conditional on regular repayments.
Synonyms dependent contingent subject to
Opposite unconditional absolute
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[usually before noun] grammar
(of a clause or sentence) beginning with 'if' or 'unless' and stating a condition
शर्तवाचक, सशर्त (वाक्य)
- 'If it rains, we will stay at home' is a conditional sentence.
- a conditional clause
- The sentence 'If you study hard, you will pass' is a conditional sentence.
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- A conditional clause usually begins with 'if' or 'unless'.
- We practised writing conditional sentences in grammar class.
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[C] grammar
a sentence or clause that begins with 'if' or 'unless' and states a condition
शर्तवाचक वाक्य, conditional
- Radhika explained the three types of conditionals to her class.
- the second conditional
- The third conditional talks about unreal situations in the past.
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- Mixed conditionals confuse many students.
- Her exercise asked us to complete each conditional correctly.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
conditional on / upon sth
Conditional is followed by on or upon to name what the result depends on.
परिणाम जिस पर निर्भर है उसे बताने के लिए 'conditional' के बाद 'on' या 'upon' आता है।
- The loan is conditional on a guarantor.
- Her admission is conditional upon passing the test.
conditional (grammar)
A conditional sentence has an if-clause and a main clause; the if-clause uses the present tense for the future in the first conditional.
Conditional वाक्य में if-clause और main clause होती है; first conditional में if-clause में future के लिए present tense आता है।
- If it rains, we shall cancel the picnic.
- If I were you, I would apologise.
the conditional (noun)
As a noun, the conditional means the verb form with would, or a conditional sentence.
Noun के रूप में 'the conditional' would वाला verb रूप या conditional वाक्य है।
- Use the conditional for unreal situations.
- This sentence is a third conditional.
conditional + noun
Common nouns include offer, approval, discharge, bail and acceptance.
सामान्य संज्ञाएँ हैं offer, approval, discharge, bail और acceptance।
- He got conditional bail from the court.
- The college sent a conditional offer.
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conditional + noun
offerapprovalbailsentenceclauseacceptance
- The court granted conditional bail.
adverb + conditional
strictlyentirelylargelymerelyhighly
- Her promotion is entirely conditional on her performance.
be conditional on
beremainseembecomemake
- The grant remains conditional on regular attendance.
grammar terms
firstsecondthirdzeromixed
- The second conditional uses 'would' in the main clause.
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- The scholarship is conditional on maintaining 80 per cent marks.
छात्रवृत्ति 80 प्रतिशत अंक बनाए रखने की शर्त पर है।
- Radhika received a conditional offer from the college.
राधिका को कॉलेज से एक सशर्त प्रस्ताव मिला।
- If you had started earlier, you would have finished in time.
यदि आपने जल्दी शुरू किया होता, तो आप समय पर पूरा कर लेते।
- Payment is conditional on the work being completed.
भुगतान कार्य पूरा होने की शर्त पर है।
- The visa was approved, but only on a conditional basis.
वीज़ा स्वीकृत हुआ, पर केवल सशर्त आधार पर।
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✗ The offer is conditional to passing the test.
✓ The offer is conditional on passing the test.
Conditional takes on or upon, not to.
'Conditional' के बाद 'on' या 'upon' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
✗ If it will rain tomorrow, we will cancel the match.
✓ If it rains tomorrow, we will cancel the match.
After if in a first conditional, use the present simple, not will.
First conditional में 'if' के बाद present simple आता है, 'will' नहीं।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Conditional on or upon something (not 'conditional to').
Conditional on या upon something सही है ('conditional to' गलत है)।
In a second conditional, use the past simple in the if-clause and 'would' in the main clause, as in 'If I had money, I would buy a car'.
Second conditional के if-clause में past simple और main clause में 'would' लगता है, जैसे 'If I had money, I would buy a car'।