📘 More Advanced Sentence Structures
(Hindi to English | Structure Explanation)
🔹 11. Too...to (इतना...कि नहीं)
✅ Structure:
Subject + is/was + too + adjective + to + verb
🔁 Examples:
1. वह बहुत थका हुआ था कि चल नहीं सका।
👉 He was too tired to walk.
2. यह बच्चा स्कूल जाने के लिए बहुत छोटा है।
👉 This child is too young to go to school.
🔹 12. So that / In order to (ताकि...)
✅ Structure:
Subject + verb + so that/in order to + base verb
🔁 Examples:
1. मैं जल्दी उठा ताकि समय पर पहुँच सकूं।
👉 I woke up early so that I could reach on time.
2. वह मेहनत करता है ताकि सफल हो सके।
👉 He works hard in order to succeed.
🔹 13. As if / As though (जैसे कि...)
✅ Structure:
Subject + verb + as if / as though + subject + past tense
🔁 Examples:
1. वह ऐसे बात करता है जैसे वह सब कुछ जानता हो।
👉 He talks as if he knew everything.
2. वह ऐसे रो रही थी जैसे कुछ बड़ा हुआ हो।
👉 She was crying as though something terrible had happened.
🔹 14. It’s high time / It’s about time (अब समय आ गया है कि...)
✅ Structure:
It’s high time + subject + past tense
🔁 Examples:
1. अब समय आ गया है कि हम बदलाव करें।
👉 It’s high time we made a change.
2. अब समय है कि तुम ज़िम्मेदारी लो।
👉 It’s about time you took responsibility.
🔹 15. No sooner...than (जैसे ही...)
✅ Structure:
No sooner + had + subject + V3 + than + subject + verb
🔁 Examples:
1. जैसे ही वह पहुँचा, ट्रेन चल दी।
👉 No sooner had he arrived than the train departed.
2. जैसे ही बारिश शुरू हुई, हम अंदर चले गए।
👉 No sooner had it started raining than we went inside.
🔹 16. Whether...or not (चाहे...या नहीं)
✅ Structure:
Whether + subject + verb + or not
🔁 Examples:
1. चाहे वह आए या नहीं, हम शुरू करेंगे।
👉 Whether he comes or not, we will start.
2. चाहे तुम मानो या नहीं, यह सच है।
👉 Whether you believe it or not, it’s true.
🔹 17. Used to / Be used to (आदत होना / पहले होता था)
✅ Structure:
Used to + base verb → habit in the past
Be used to + noun/verb-ing → current habit
🔁 Examples:
1. मैं पहले सुबह जल्दी उठता था।
👉 I used to wake up early in the morning.
2. मैं अब देर तक काम करने का आदी हो गया हूँ।
👉 I am used to working late hours now.
🔹 18. Let alone (छोड़ो भी, ...)
✅ Structure:
Main clause + let alone + second item (usually more difficult)
🔁 Examples:
1. वह पैदल चल नहीं सकता, दौड़ना तो दूर की बात है।
👉 He can’t even walk, let alone run.
2. मैंने खाना नहीं खाया, मिठाई तो छोड़ो।
👉 I didn’t even eat food, let alone dessert.
🔹 19. So long as / As long as (जब तक)
✅ Structure:
So long as / As long as + subject + verb
🔁 Examples:
1. जब तक तुम ईमानदार हो, मुझे कोई आपत्ति नहीं है।
👉 So long as you are honest, I have no objection.
2. जब तक वह यहाँ है, मैं निश्चिंत हूँ।
👉 As long as he is here, I feel secure.
🔹 20. Lest (ऐसा न हो कि...)
✅ Structure:
Subject + verb + lest + subject + (should) + base verb
🔁 Examples:
1. धीरे चलो ऐसा न हो कि तुम गिर जाओ।
👉 Walk slowly lest you should fall.
2. हमने आवाज़ नहीं की, ऐसा न हो कि वह जाग जाए।
👉 We kept quiet lest he should wake up.
📝 Quick Reference Table
Hindi English Connector /
Example
Meaning Pattern
इतना...कि नहीं too...to He was too weak to fight.
ताकि so that / in order to I study so that I can pass.
जैसे कि as if / as though He speaks as if he were a boss.
अब समय आ गया it’s high/about time It’s high time we left.
No sooner had I slept than he
जैसे ही no sooner...than
called.
Hindi English Connector /
Example
Meaning Pattern
चाहे...या नहीं whether...or not Whether you go or not, I’ll go.
पहले होता था used to I used to play cricket.
आदत हो गई है be used to + V-ing I'm used to waking up early.
He can’t speak Hindi, let alone
छोड़ो... let alone
English.
So long as you work hard, you’ll
जब तक so long as
succeed.
ऐसा न हो कि lest...should Work hard lest you should fail.
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