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convenient

/kənˈviːniənt/adjective

उच्चारण कन्वीनिअन्ट

सुविधाजनक, आसान, अनुकूल

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adjective
  1. 1

    ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ (to do sth)

    useful, easy or quick to do; not causing problems

    सुविधाजनक, आसान, अनुकूल

    • Is Friday convenient for you?
    • a convenient time for the meeting
    • It is more convenient to pay online.
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    • Would Monday morning be convenient for you?
    • A bus every ten minutes makes travelling very convenient.
    • Online banking is a convenient way to pay bills.
    • If it is convenient, please call me after dinner.

    Synonyms suitable handy easy appropriate opportune

    Opposite inconvenient awkward unsuitable troublesome

  2. 2

    ~ (for sth)

    near to a particular place; easy to get to

    पास, सुगम (जगह)

    • The hostel is convenient for the station.
    • This café is convenient for students from three nearby colleges.
    • The flat is convenient for the metro station and the market.
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    • We chose a hotel that was convenient for the airport.
    • A shop on the corner is convenient for buying milk in the morning.

    Synonyms nearby accessible handy close

    Opposite remote inaccessible distant

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

convenient for sb / to sb

Use for or to with the person it suits: a time convenient for you; the word to is also common in formal letters.

जिस व्यक्ति के अनुकूल हो उसके लिए 'for' या 'to' आता है; औपचारिक पत्रों में 'to' भी चलता है।

  • Is Tuesday convenient for you?
  • The bus stand is convenient to the market.

it is convenient to + verb

With the dummy it, the action that is easy or suitable follows as a to-infinitive.

Dummy 'it' के साथ सुविधाजनक कार्य to-infinitive के रूप में आता है।

  • It is convenient to pay online.

at your convenience

At your convenience means at a time that suits you; it is common in business letters.

'At your convenience' का अर्थ आपके अनुकूल समय पर है; यह व्यावसायिक पत्रों में आम है।

  • Please call me at your convenience.

convenient vs comfortable

Convenient describes ease, timing or nearness; comfortable describes physical ease.

'Convenient' सुविधा, समय या निकटता को बताता है; 'comfortable' शारीरिक आराम को।

  • The flat is convenient for the metro.
  • The seat is comfortable.
+Collocations 4

convenient + noun

locationtimeplacewayoption

  • A convenient location saves time in the morning rush.

adverb + convenient

verynot verymostextremelyparticularly

  • The library is extremely convenient for students.

verb + convenient

find sthproveseemmake sthsuit

  • Many people find online banking convenient.

convenient + excuse

a convenient excusea convenient trutha convenient answera convenient moment

  • Bad traffic was a convenient excuse for his delay.
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  • The library is convenient because it is near the station.

पुस्तकालय सुविधाजनक है क्योंकि वह स्टेशन के पास है।

  • Would it be convenient to meet at four o'clock?

क्या चार बजे मिलना सुविधाजनक होगा?

  • Radhika chose a hostel in a convenient part of the city.

राधिका ने शहर के सुविधाजनक हिस्से में छात्रावास चुना।

  • The new app makes ticket booking very convenient.

नया ऐप टिकट बुकिंग को बहुत सुविधाजनक बनाता है।

  • He gave a convenient excuse for missing the meeting.

उसने बैठक में न आने का एक सुविधाजनक बहाना दिया।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ Please come at your convenient time.

✓ Please come at your convenience.

The fixed phrase uses the noun convenience.

स्थिर वाक्यांश में संज्ञा 'convenience' आती है।

✗ I am not convenient on Sunday.

✓ Sunday is not convenient for me.

Convenient describes a time or thing, not a person. A person is free or available.

'Convenient' समय या वस्तु का विशेषण है, व्यक्ति का नहीं; व्यक्ति 'free' या 'available' होता है।

✗ The sofa is very convenient to sit on.

✓ The sofa is very comfortable to sit on.

Physical ease needs comfortable, not convenient.

शारीरिक आराम के लिए 'comfortable' आता है, 'convenient' नहीं।

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con·ve·ni·ent

§Grammar and usage

Convenient for sb (not 'to sb'); convenient for a place.

'convenient for sb' ('to sb' नहीं); जगह के लिए 'convenient for'।

'convenient to you' should be 'convenient for you'.

'convenient to you' की जगह 'convenient for you' होना चाहिए।