intentionally
/ɪnˈtenʃənəli/adverb
उच्चारण इन्टेन्शनली
जानबूझकर, इरादतन, सोच-समझकर
Core word
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in a way that is deliberate or planned
जानबूझकर, इरादतन, सोच-समझकर
- I would never intentionally hurt your feelings.
- The fire was started intentionally.
- He did not intentionally break the vase.
+ 3 more examples
- The road was intentionally left narrow to slow the traffic.
- Did you intentionally leave the door open?
- She intentionally arrived late to avoid the speech.
Synonyms deliberately on purpose knowingly wilfully purposely
Opposite accidentally unintentionally inadvertently by chance
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
intentionally + verb
It goes before the main verb, or after the auxiliary, to say the action was planned.
यह main verb से पहले या auxiliary के बाद आकर बताता है कि क्रिया योजना से की गई थी।
- He intentionally ignored the warning.
- The rules were intentionally kept simple.
not intentionally / unintentionally
Use not intentionally or unintentionally for accidents.
दुर्घटनाओं के लिए 'not intentionally' या 'unintentionally' का प्रयोग होता है।
- I did not do it intentionally.
- She unintentionally left the lights on.
intentionally + adjective / participle
It can modify an adjective or participle: intentionally vague, intentionally misleading.
यह adjective या participle को modify कर सकता है: intentionally vague, intentionally misleading।
- The advertisement was intentionally misleading.
intentionally vs deliberately vs on purpose
They are very close; on purpose is the most casual and deliberately stresses careful choice.
ये बहुत मिलते-जुलते हैं; 'on purpose' सबसे अनौपचारिक है और 'deliberately' सोच-समझकर चुनाव पर बल देता है।
- He broke the rule on purpose, deliberately and intentionally.
intentionally in the passive
The passive hides the doer: it was intentionally damaged.
Passive कर्ता को छिपाता है: it was intentionally damaged।
- The records were intentionally destroyed.
+Collocations 4
intentionally + verb
ignoremisleadomitdelayharm
- The clerk intentionally omitted the last page.
verb + intentionally
donelefthiddendamagedcaused
- The damage was caused intentionally.
intentionally + adjective
vagueblankambiguousslowmisleading
- The answer was intentionally vague.
whether intentionally or not
whetherif notor notnever
- Whether intentionally or not, he insulted the guests.
“More examples 6
- Radhika left the last question blank intentionally.
राधिका ने अंतिम प्रश्न जानबूझकर खाली छोड़ दिया।
- The patient was intentionally kept in the dark about the illness.
मरीज़ को बीमारी के बारे में जानबूझकर अँधेरे में रखा गया।
- The fire was not started intentionally.
आग जानबूझकर नहीं लगाई गई थी।
- The bowler intentionally bowled a wide to break the batsman's rhythm.
गेंदबाज़ ने बल्लेबाज़ की लय तोड़ने के लिए जानबूझकर wide गेंद डाली।
- The company intentionally hid the defects from buyers.
कंपनी ने ख़रीदारों से दोष जानबूझकर छिपाए।
- Radhika did not intentionally copy her friend's answer; they had the same book.
राधिका ने अपनी सहेली का उत्तर जानबूझकर नक़ल नहीं किया; दोनों की पुस्तक एक ही थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He intentionally by mistake broke the glass.
✓ He broke the glass intentionally.
Intentionally and by mistake have opposite meanings, so they cannot be used together.
'Intentionally' और 'by mistake' के अर्थ विपरीत हैं, इसलिए इन्हें साथ नहीं लिख सकते।
✗ She did not intentional hurt him.
✓ She did not intentionally hurt him.
A verb is modified by an adverb, not an adjective.
Verb को adverb modify करता है, adjective नहीं।