occasional
/əˈkeɪʒənl/adjective
उच्चारण अकेज़नल
कभी-कभार का, यदा-कदा
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happening or done sometimes but not often
कभी-कभार का, यदा-कदा
- She makes occasional visits to her village.
- occasional showers
- Occasional showers are expected in the evening.
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- He enjoys an occasional game of chess with his neighbour.
- Apart from occasional delays, the train service is good.
Synonyms infrequent irregular sporadic
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
occasional + noun (attributive only)
Occasional comes before a noun and means happening sometimes but not often. It does not usually come after be.
'Occasional' संज्ञा से पहले आता है और कभी-कभार होने वाली बात को बताता है। यह प्रायः be के बाद नहीं आता।
- There will be occasional showers tomorrow.
- He pays me an occasional visit.
occasionally (adverb) position
The adverb occasionally can come at the start, before the verb, or at the end. Its meaning is the same: now and then.
Adverb 'occasionally' वाक्य के आरंभ में, क्रिया से पहले या अंत में आ सकता है। अर्थ एक ही है: कभी-कभार।
- Occasionally, Rohan plays cricket on Sundays.
- We eat out occasionally.
occasional vs occasion
Occasion is a noun for a special time or event, and occasional is its adjective but with the meaning of infrequent.
'Occasion' विशेष अवसर बताने वाली संज्ञा है और 'occasional' उसका विशेषण है, पर इसका अर्थ कभी-कभार है।
- Weddings are happy occasions, but I am an occasional guest.
occasional + singular / plural noun
It can be used with singular or plural nouns: an occasional visitor, occasional visitors. The verb agrees with the noun.
इसे एकवचन या बहुवचन संज्ञा के साथ प्रयोग कर सकते हैं: an occasional visitor, occasional visitors। Verb संज्ञा के अनुसार चलता है।
- An occasional visitor reaches this remote village.
+Collocations 4
occasional + noun (weather)
showerstormclouddrizzle
- Expect cloudy skies with occasional rain.
occasional + noun (people)
visitorsmokerdrinkerguestworker
- He is only an occasional smoker.
occasional + noun (events)
lapsemistakeoutbursttreattrip
- An occasional treat of sweets is fine.
adverb + occasional / occasionally
veryonlyjustquite
- I read very occasional novels, mostly textbooks.
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- There are occasional delays on this train route.
इस रेल मार्ग पर कभी-कभार देरी होती है।
- Radhika makes an occasional mistake in spelling.
राधिका से वर्तनी में कभी-कभार गलती हो जाती है।
- He took an occasional sip of tea while working.
उसने काम करते हुए बीच-बीच में चाय की चुस्की ली।
- My uncle writes occasional articles for the local paper.
मेरे चाचा स्थानीय अखबार के लिए कभी-कभार लेख लिखते हैं।
- The pilgrims met occasional showers on the way.
तीर्थयात्रियों को रास्ते में कहीं-कहीं बारिश मिली।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He comes occasional to our house.
✓ He comes occasionally to our house.
A verb is modified by the adverb occasionally, not the adjective occasional.
क्रिया की विशेषता बताने के लिए adverb 'occasionally' आता है, विशेषण 'occasional' नहीं।
✗ We meet occassionally at the club.
✓ We meet occasionally at the club.
Spelling: two c's and one s in occasional.
वर्तनी: occasional में दो c और एक s है।
✗ I am an occasionally visitor to this library.
✓ I am an occasional visitor to this library.
Before a noun, use the adjective occasional, not the adverb occasionally.
संज्ञा से पहले विशेषण 'occasional' आता है, adverb 'occasionally' नहीं।
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