minibus
/ˈmɪnibʌs/noun
उच्चारण मिनिबस
छोटी बस, मिनी बस
Basic word
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a small bus with seats for about ten to fifteen people
छोटी बस, मिनी बस
- The school hired a minibus for the trip to the museum.
- We travelled from the station to the hotel by minibus.
- A minibus took the visitors from the airport to the temple.
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- The team travelled to the stadium in a minibus.
- Our school minibus picks up children from the colony at seven.
- They hired a minibus for the wedding guests.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
minibus (countable noun)
A small bus with seats for about ten to fifteen people; the plural is minibuses.
लगभग दस से पंद्रह लोगों की सीटों वाली छोटी बस; plural minibuses है।
- The school hired a minibus.
- Two minibuses took the team to the ground.
by minibus
For transport, use 'by minibus' with no article.
यात्रा के साधन के लिए बिना article के 'by minibus' आता है।
- We went to the hills by minibus.
in/on a minibus
With an article, use 'in a minibus' or 'on the minibus'.
Article के साथ 'in a minibus' या 'on the minibus' आता है।
- There was little space in the minibus.
minibus + noun
It modifies service, driver, tour or hire.
यह service, driver, tour या hire की विशेषता बताता है।
- We booked a minibus tour.
minibus for hire / on hire
Use 'for hire' to say it can be rented, and 'on hire' when it is currently rented.
किराये पर उपलब्ध होने के लिए 'for hire' और वर्तमान में किराये पर होने के लिए 'on hire' आता है।
- Minibuses for hire are available near the station.
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verb + minibus
hireboarddrivebookfill
- The club hired a minibus for the trip.
minibus + noun
driverservicetourstandseat
- The minibus driver waited for the students.
adjective + minibus
crowdedschoolprivatetwelve-seater
- A crowded minibus climbed the hill.
preposition + minibus
byinonfrom
- They travelled by minibus.
minibus + group
passengerspilgrimstouristsplayerscommuters
- A minibus carried the pilgrims to the temple.
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- The college sent a minibus to carry the students to the exam centre.
कॉलेज ने विद्यार्थियों को परीक्षा केंद्र ले जाने के लिए एक मिनीबस भेजी।
- Radhika and her friends travelled to Manali by minibus.
राधिका और उसके मित्र मिनीबस से मनाली गए।
- The minibus broke down halfway up the mountain road.
मिनीबस पहाड़ी सड़क के आधे रास्ते में बिगड़ गई।
- A twelve-seater minibus is cheaper than a big coach.
बारह सीटों वाली मिनीबस बड़ी कोच की तुलना में सस्ती होती है।
- The minibus stops at the village square twice a day.
मिनीबस दिन में दो बार गाँव के चौक पर रुकती है।
- Villagers depend on the minibus to reach the nearest town.
गाँव वाले निकटतम कस्बे तक पहुँचने के लिए मिनीबस पर निर्भर हैं।
- The cricket team squeezed into a minibus with all their kit.
क्रिकेट टीम अपने सारे सामान के साथ मिनीबस में ठुँस गई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We went there by a minibus.
✓ We went there by minibus.
After 'by' a means of transport takes no article.
'By' के बाद साधन के साथ article नहीं लगता।
✗ Two minibus arrived.
✓ Two minibuses arrived.
The plural is minibuses.
इसका plural minibuses है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These vehicles carry groups, but differ in size.
ये वाहन समूह ले जाते हैं, पर आकार भिन्न है।
A large comfortable bus for long journeys.
लंबी यात्राओं के लिए बड़ी आरामदायक बस।
- a tourist coach