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intentional

/ɪnˈtenʃənl/adjective

उच्चारण इन्टेन्शनल

जानबूझकर किया गया, इरादतन, सोद्देश्य

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adjective
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    done deliberately

    जानबूझकर किया गया, इरादतन, सोद्देश्य

    • I am sorry I pushed you; it was not intentional.
    • intentional damage to public property
    • The fire was not accidental; it was intentional.
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    • I'm sure the mistake was not intentional.
    • Was the delay intentional, or was it a technical fault?

    Synonyms deliberate intended planned

    Opposite accidental unintentional inadvertent

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

be intentional

Use after be to say a harmful or surprising act was planned.

यह बताने के लिए कि कोई हानिकारक या चौंकाने वाला कार्य योजनाबद्ध था, be के बाद 'intentional' आता है।

  • The fire was not intentional.
  • Was the delay intentional?

intentional + noun

Used before nouns such as act, harm, omission or error to show deliberate purpose.

Act, harm, omission या error जैसे nouns से पहले यह जानबूझकर किए जाने को दर्शाता है।

  • The court found an intentional omission in the form.

it was intentional that ... / on purpose

Intentional is the adjective; on purpose and deliberately are common alternatives in speech.

'Intentional' adjective है; बोलचाल में on purpose और deliberately भी चलते हैं।

  • He broke the rule on purpose; it was intentional.

intentionally (adverb)

Use the adverb to modify a verb; the opposite is unintentionally or accidentally.

क्रिया को modify करने के लिए adverb 'intentionally' आता है; विलोम unintentionally या accidentally है।

  • She intentionally left the door open.
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intentional + noun

actharmmisuseomissionfoul

  • The referee called it an intentional foul.

adverb + intentional

clearlydeliberatelynotentirelyobviously

  • The error was clearly intentional.

verb + intentional

seemprovebeappearlook

  • The delay seemed intentional.

legal phrases

intentional murderintentional damageintentional defaultintentional concealment

  • Intentional default can lead to penalty.
“More examples 5
  • The shopkeeper said the wrong change was not intentional.

दुकानदार ने कहा कि गलत खुले पैसे जानबूझकर नहीं दिए गए थे।

  • Intentional lies destroy trust.

जानबूझकर बोले गए झूठ विश्वास को नष्ट करते हैं।

  • The bowler's no-ball seemed intentional.

गेंदबाज़ की नो-बॉल जानबूझकर की गई लगी।

  • It was an intentional mistake to test your attention.

यह आपके ध्यान की परीक्षा लेने के लिए जानबूझकर की गई गलती थी।

  • The government denied any intentional neglect of the villages.

सरकार ने गाँवों की जानबूझकर उपेक्षा से इनकार किया।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ I broke the glass by intention.

✓ I broke the glass intentionally.

By intention is not idiomatic; use the adverb intentionally or on purpose.

'By intention' स्वाभाविक नहीं है; adverb 'intentionally' या 'on purpose' लिखें।

✗ The foul was not intentionally.

✓ The foul was not intentional.

After be you need the adjective intentional, not the adverb.

be के बाद adjective 'intentional' आता है, adverb नहीं।

✗ She did it intensionally.

✓ She did it intentionally.

Intensionally and intentionally are look-alikes; the correct word here is intentionally.

Intensionally और intentionally मिलते-जुलते हैं; यहाँ सही शब्द intentionally है।

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in·ten·tion·al

With -tional (not 'intensional'); the noun intention, the verb intend.

अंत में -tional ('intensional' गलत है); noun intention, verb intend।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Intentional injury; in grammar, 'intend to do' and 'intend doing' are both correct.

कानूनी वाक्यांश 'intentional injury'; grammar में 'intend to do' और 'intend doing' दोनों सही हैं।