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Every phrase below is a fixed shape you can fill in and use immediately, ordered from the simplest to the most advanced. Each one carries what it means in English and in Hindi, three examples that vary the slot, and the situations it actually gets said in.
Simplest first. The braces mark the part you change.
Say that the answer is not fixed — it changes with something else.
यह ___ पर निर्भर करता है।
Anywhere · say it as: It depends / on the budget · used at work, interviews
Attach a reason to what you just said, clearly.
मैं ___ इसलिए ___ क्योंकि ___।
Anywhere · say it as: The reason I applied / is that I want bigger projects · used interviews, at work
Describe the usual pattern of events, based on experience.
आम तौर पर होता यह है कि ___।
Formal — writing, presentations, officials · say it as: What tends to happen / is that the last week takes as long · used at work, interviews
The versions that get said instead, and why they land differently.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
It depends of the budget. | It depends on the budget. In English it is always "depend ON". Nothing depends "of" anything. |
It is depending on the budget. | It depends on the budget. "Depend" describes a state, so it does not take -ing here. |
The reason is because I want bigger projects. | The reason is that I want bigger projects. "The reason" and "because" both mean the same thing, so using both is saying it twice. |
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