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normally

/ˈnɔːməli/adverb

उच्चारण नॉर्मली

सामान्यतः, आमतौर पर, प्रायः

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adverb
  1. 1

    usually; in normal circumstances

    सामान्यतः, आमतौर पर, प्रायः

    • I normally get up at six.
    • Normally, the train is on time.
    • The office is normally closed on Sundays.
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    • Normally, I take the bus to work.
    • The shop normally opens at nine in the morning.
    • She normally walks to school with her brother.
    • We don't normally eat out on weekdays.

    Synonyms usually generally ordinarily as a rule typically

    Opposite rarely unusually

  2. 2

    in the usual or ordinary way

    सामान्य ढंग से, ठीक से

    • Try to breathe normally.
    • After the strike, the buses are running normally again.
    • After the repair, the machine is working normally again.
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    • The patient is eating and speaking normally.
    • Is your phone behaving normally after the update?
    • Life returned to normal and the market began to function normally.

    Synonyms naturally regularly

    Opposite abnormally strangely

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

normally (frequency adverb) before the main verb

Normally goes before the main verb but after be and the first auxiliary: 'I normally walk'; 'She is normally late'.

'Normally' main verb से पहले आता है, पर be और पहली auxiliary के बाद: 'I normally walk'; 'She is normally late'।

  • I normally reach school by eight.
  • He is normally calm.

normally = in the usual way

It also means in the ordinary, correct way, often after a verb.

इसका अर्थ सामान्य या सही ढंग से भी है और यह प्रायः verb के बाद आता है।

  • The baby is breathing normally now.
  • After the strike, trains ran normally.

normally + simple present / normally would

For habits use the simple present; 'normally would' shows what would usually happen.

आदतों के लिए simple present आता है; 'normally would' बताता है कि सामान्यतः क्या होता।

  • Normally, I go for a walk after dinner.
  • Normally, he would have refused.

normal (adjective) vs normally (adverb)

After look, seem or be, use the adjective normal; use normally to describe an action.

Look, seem या be के बाद adjective 'normal' आता है; क्रिया के वर्णन के लिए 'normally' आता है।

  • Everything looks normal.
  • The machine works normally.
+Collocations 4

normally + verb

openclosestartarrivework

  • Banks normally open at ten.

verb + normally

behavebreathefunctionwalkoperate

  • After treatment, the patient can walk normally.

sentence adverb

Normally,Not normally,Under normal conditionsAs a rule,

  • Normally, the monsoon reaches Kerala in early June.

adverb + normally

verynotquitealmostonce again

  • Life in the town returned almost normally after the floods.
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  • Radhika normally studies for two hours after school.

राधिका सामान्यतः स्कूल के बाद दो घंटे पढ़ती है।

  • The shop is normally closed on Sundays.

दुकान सामान्यतः रविवार को बंद रहती है।

  • Internet services are working normally again.

इंटरनेट सेवाएँ फिर से सामान्य रूप से चल रही हैं।

  • Normally, a train from Delhi takes five hours to Jaipur.

सामान्यतः दिल्ली से जयपुर तक की ट्रेन में पाँच घंटे लगते हैं।

  • He is normally on time, so I am worried.

वह सामान्यतः समय पर आता है, इसलिए मुझे चिंता है।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ I normally am late on Mondays.

✓ I am normally late on Mondays.

The adverb comes after the verb be.

Verb 'be' के बाद adverb 'normally' आता है।

✗ Normally, I am going to school by bus.

✓ Normally, I go to school by bus.

A habit needs the simple present, not the continuous.

आदत के लिए simple present आता है, continuous नहीं।

✗ The patient is breathing normal now.

✓ The patient is breathing normally now.

A verb of action is described by an adverb, not an adjective.

क्रिया का वर्णन adverb से होता है, adjective से नहीं।

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normal adjectivenormality noun