thankful
/ˈθæŋkfl/adjective
उच्चारण थैंक्फ़ल
आभारी, कृतज्ञ, शुक्रगुज़ार
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym
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~ (for sth) | ~ (to do sth) | ~ (that…)
pleased about something good that has happened, or something bad that has not happened
आभारी, कृतज्ञ, शुक्रगुज़ार
- I am thankful that nobody was hurt.
- We are thankful for your help.
- We were thankful that the rain stopped before the match.
+ 2 more examples
- She was thankful to her teachers for their patience.
- I am so thankful for a warm bed on a cold night.
Synonyms grateful relieved appreciative indebted obliged
Opposite ungrateful thankless unappreciative
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
thankful to sb for sth
Use to for the person and for for the thing you are thankful about.
व्यक्ति के लिए 'to' और जिस बात के लिए आभारी हों उसके लिए 'for' आता है।
- Radhika is thankful to her teachers for their guidance.
- We are thankful to the villagers for their help.
thankful for + noun / -ing
Use for before a thing or an action: thankful for the rain, thankful for being safe.
वस्तु या क्रिया से पहले 'for' आता है: thankful for the rain, thankful for being safe।
- The farmers were thankful for the early rain.
thankful that + clause / to + verb
A that-clause names the good thing that happened; a to-infinitive names the thing you are glad to do.
That-clause उस अच्छी घटना को बताता है जो हुई; to-infinitive उस काम को बताता है जिसे करके खुशी हो।
- I am thankful that nobody was hurt.
- She was thankful to find a seat on the train.
thankful vs grateful
Thankful is more about relief that something bad did not happen; grateful is more about appreciation for a kindness.
'Thankful' में अधिकतर राहत का भाव होता है कि कुछ बुरा नहीं हुआ; 'grateful' में किसी की दया के प्रति कृतज्ञता का भाव होता है।
- He was thankful the bus was not late, and grateful to the driver for waiting.
thankful (spelling) / thankfully
The suffix is -ful with a single l, as in thankful and helpful; the adverb thankfully means luckily.
प्रत्यय -ful है जिसमें एक ही l होता है, जैसे thankful और helpful में; adverb 'thankfully' का अर्थ सौभाग्य से है।
- Thankfully, the exam was postponed.
+Collocations 4
adverb + thankful
verytrulydeeplyextremelyjust
- I am truly thankful for your support.
thankful + for
for helpfor the rainfor your timefor good healthfor small mercies
- We should be thankful for good health.
verb + thankful
befeelremainseemsound
- She felt thankful when she saw her name on the list.
thankful + noun
heartprayernationaudiencesmile
- The thankful audience stood up and applauded.
“More examples 5
- I am thankful that the train reached on time.
मैं आभारी हूँ कि रेलगाड़ी समय पर पहुँच गई।
- Radhika felt thankful for her mother's support during the exams.
राधिका ने परीक्षाओं के दौरान अपनी माँ के सहयोग के लिए आभार महसूस किया।
- The villagers were thankful to the soldiers who rescued them.
गाँव वाले उन सैनिकों के आभारी थे जिन्होंने उन्हें बचाया।
- He was thankful to be alive after the accident.
दुर्घटना के बाद वह जीवित होने के लिए आभारी था।
- We should be thankful for the little things in life.
हमें जीवन की छोटी-छोटी बातों के लिए आभारी होना चाहिए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I am thankful of his kindness.
✓ I am thankful for his kindness.
Thankful takes for with the thing, not of.
वस्तु या बात के साथ 'thankful' के बाद 'for' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
✗ She is thankful from her teacher for the help.
✓ She is thankful to her teacher for the help.
The person to whom thanks are due is introduced by to, not from.
जिस व्यक्ति के प्रति आभार हो उसके लिए 'to' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
✗ I am very thankfull to you.
✓ I am very thankful to you.
The suffix -ful has only one l.
प्रत्यय '-ful' में केवल एक l होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both express gratitude, but the feeling behind them differs.
दोनों कृतज्ञता प्रकट करते हैं, पर उनके पीछे की भावना अलग है।
Glad and relieved because things turned out well.
खुश और राहत में, क्योंकि सब कुछ ठीक हुआ।
- I am thankful that I passed.
Appreciative of what someone did for you.
किसी ने आपके लिए जो किया उसके प्रति कृतज्ञ।
- I am grateful to my teacher.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
thank·ful
With one l (not 'thankfull').
एक l ('thankfull' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep apart thankful (pleased and relieved), grateful (feeling gratitude to a person) and thankless (not appreciated: 'a thankless job').
Thankful (प्रसन्न और राहत महसूस करने वाला), grateful (किसी व्यक्ति के प्रति कृतज्ञता) और thankless (जिसकी कद्र न हो: 'a thankless job') को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Thankful for sth, thankful to sb, thankful that.
Thankful के साथ तीन तरह के प्रयोग होते हैं: 'thankful for sth' (किसी चीज़ के लिए आभारी), 'thankful to sb' (किसी व्यक्ति का आभारी) और 'thankful that' (पूरा वाक्य जोड़ने के लिए)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who does not acknowledge help is ungrateful or an ingrate.
मदद को न मानने वाला ungrateful या ingrate।