unsuitable
/ʌnˈsuːtəbl/adjective
उच्चारण अन्सूटबल
अनुपयुक्त, अनुचित, जो ठीक न बैठे
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~ (for sb/sth)
not right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose or occasion
अनुपयुक्त, अनुचित, जो ठीक न बैठे
- High heels are unsuitable for the hill walk.
- The film is unsuitable for children.
- Sandals are unsuitable for the climb to the temple.
+ 4 more examples
- The book is unsuitable for primary school children.
- He was found unsuitable for the post.
- The hall is unsuitable for a large audience.
- That kind of joke is unsuitable for a formal occasion.
Synonyms inappropriate unfit inapt improper wrong
Opposite suitable appropriate fitting apt
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
unsuitable for + noun / -ing
For names the person, purpose or occasion that something does not fit.
'For' उस व्यक्ति, उद्देश्य या अवसर को बताता है जिसके लिए कोई वस्तु उपयुक्त नहीं है।
- This film is unsuitable for young children.
- The soil is unsuitable for growing rice.
unsuitable to + noun (formal)
To is sometimes used in formal writing with a noun for the thing that does not match, but for is far more common.
औपचारिक लेखन में कभी-कभी noun के साथ 'to' आता है, पर 'for' कहीं अधिक प्रचलित है।
- The tight uniform was unsuitable to the hot climate.
it is unsuitable (for sb) to + infinitive
Use an introductory it and a to-infinitive to say that an action is not appropriate.
किसी कार्य को अनुचित बताने के लिए आरंभ में 'it' और फिर to-infinitive का प्रयोग होता है।
- It is unsuitable for students to use phones in the library.
deem / consider / find + sth + unsuitable
These verbs take the object first and unsuitable after it as a complement.
इन verbs में पहले object और उसके बाद complement के रूप में 'unsuitable' आता है।
- The doctor found the medicine unsuitable for elderly patients.
+Collocations 4
unsuitable + noun
candidateclothingvenuematerialtime
- The principal rejected an unsuitable candidate for the post.
adverb + unsuitable
totallyhighlyentirelywhollyclearly
- A heavy silk saree is totally unsuitable for a school sports day.
verb + unsuitable
provejudge sthdeclare sthregard sth asseem
- The authorities declared the old bridge unsuitable for heavy vehicles.
unsuitable + for
for childrenfor usefor human consumptionfor the job
- The water was unsuitable for human consumption.
“More examples 5
- Open sandals are unsuitable for a trek in the Himalayas.
हिमालय की यात्रा के लिए खुली चप्पलें अनुपयुक्त हैं।
- The committee found the applicant unsuitable for the post of cashier.
समिति ने आवेदक को खजांची के पद के लिए अनुपयुक्त पाया।
- Loud music is unsuitable in a hospital zone.
अस्पताल क्षेत्र में तेज़ संगीत अनुचित है।
- Her small flat is unsuitable for a family of six.
उसका छोटा फ़्लैट छह सदस्यों के परिवार के लिए उपयुक्त नहीं है।
- The date was unsuitable because of the board exams.
board परीक्षाओं के कारण वह तारीख़ उपयुक्त नहीं थी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ This book is unsuitable to children.
✓ This book is unsuitable for children.
The normal preposition for the person or purpose is for.
व्यक्ति या उद्देश्य के लिए सामान्य preposition 'for' है।
✗ The place is unsuitable for to live.
✓ The place is unsuitable for living.
A preposition is followed by a gerund, not by to + verb.
Preposition के बाद gerund आता है, to + verb नहीं।
✗ It is not suitable the food for him.
✓ The food is not suitable for him.
The subject must come first; an empty it cannot be used with the object placed after the adjective.
पहले subject आता है; adjective के बाद object रखकर खाली 'it' नहीं लगाया जा सकता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both say that something does not fit a situation, but one is about fitness and the other about manners.
दोनों का अर्थ किसी स्थिति में न बैठना है, पर एक योग्यता से और दूसरा शिष्टता से जुड़ा है।
Not right for a purpose or person because of its nature or condition.
अपनी प्रकृति या स्थिति के कारण किसी उद्देश्य या व्यक्ति के लिए ठीक नहीं।
- The room is unsuitable for a meeting.
Not right for the occasion according to manners or rules; stronger about social behaviour.
शिष्टता या नियमों के अनुसार अवसर के योग्य नहीं; सामाजिक व्यवहार के लिए अधिक प्रबल।
- A joke at a funeral is inappropriate.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
un·suit·able
?Which word?
Keep apart unsuitable (not fitting) and unsuited (of a person, not having the right qualities: 'unsuited to teaching').
Unsuitable (जो ठीक न बैठे) और unsuited (व्यक्ति में सही गुण न होना: 'unsuited to teaching') को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Unsuitable for a purpose or a person.
उद्देश्य या व्यक्ति के लिए 'unsuitable for' आता है।