condolence
/kənˈdəʊləns/noun
उच्चारण कन्डोलन्स
शोक-संवेदना
Core word
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[C, usually pl., U]
sympathy that you feel for somebody when a person in their family or that they know well has died
शोक-संवेदना
- offer condolences
- The headmaster sent a letter of condolence to the family.
- Please accept my deepest condolences on your loss.
+ 2 more examples
- Hundreds of messages of condolence arrived from friends and colleagues.
- The Prime Minister sent his condolences to the families of the victims.
Synonyms sympathy commiseration consolation
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
condolences on / at sb's death
Use condolences with on the death of, or on your loss; for is not used here.
'Condolences' के साथ 'on the death of' या 'on your loss' आता है; यहाँ 'for' नहीं आता।
- Please accept my condolences on the death of your father.
- He offered his condolences on her loss.
condolences (plural) / condolence (uncountable)
The plural condolences is the usual form of the spoken message; condolence is uncountable and used with letter, message or visit.
बोले गए संदेश के लिए प्रायः 'condolences' (बहुवचन) प्रयुक्त होता है; 'condolence' letter, message या visit के साथ uncountable रूप में आता है।
- He sent a letter of condolence.
- Please convey my condolences to the family.
offer / express / send condolences to sb
The verbs are offer, express, send and convey; the person receiving takes to.
क्रियाएँ offer, express, send और convey हैं; पाने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए 'to' आता है।
- The Prime Minister expressed his condolences to the families.
- Radhika sent her condolences to her friend.
condolence vs. congratulations
Condolences are for sorrow, such as a death; congratulations are for happy events. Do not swap them.
'Condolences' दुःख के अवसर, जैसे मृत्यु, के लिए हैं; 'congratulations' सुखद अवसरों के लिए। इन्हें आपस में न बदलें।
- Condolences were offered at the funeral.
- Congratulations were offered at the wedding.
+Collocations 4
adjective + condolences
deepestsincereheartfeltsympatheticofficialpersonal
- Please accept my deepest condolences.
verb + condolences
offerexpresssendconveyextendreceive
- The school extended its condolences to the family.
condolence + noun
messagelettermeetingbookvisitcall
- A condolence meeting was held in the hall.
condolences + on / to
on the death ofon your lossto the familyto the bereaved
- She wrote to offer condolences to the bereaved family.
“More examples 5
- The whole class signed a condolence card for Radhika.
पूरी कक्षा ने राधिका के लिए शोक-कार्ड पर हस्ताक्षर किए।
- Neighbours came to offer their condolences after the accident.
दुर्घटना के बाद पड़ोसी अपनी संवेदना व्यक्त करने आए।
- A two-minute silence was observed as a mark of condolence.
शोक के प्रतीक के रूप में दो मिनट का मौन रखा गया।
- The President sent a message of condolence to the victims' families.
राष्ट्रपति ने पीड़ितों के परिवारों को शोक-संदेश भेजा।
- My condolences on your grandmother's passing.
आपकी दादी के निधन पर मेरी संवेदना।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Please accept my heartfelt condolences for the death of your father.
✓ Please accept my heartfelt condolences on the death of your father.
Condolences takes on, not for, before the loss.
हानि से पहले 'condolences' के साथ 'on' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: please accept my condolences (said when somebody has died).
प्रयोग में please accept my condolences (किसी की मृत्यु पर कहा जाता है)।