असुविधा (asuvidhaa)

noun A formal noun meaning 'inconvenience' or 'discomfort' -- built from the negative prefix अ (a) plus सुविधा (suvidhaa, 'facility, convenience'); it is a single-sense, mostly written/announcement-register word.
Sense 1 : inconvenience, difficulty caused by lack of facility
noun, feminine
Synonyms: तकलीफ़ (takliif), परेशानी (pareshaanii), दिक़्क़त (diqqat)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll meet this word constantly in public life in Delhi-NCR: on Metro station posters, railway announcements, and shop notices apologizing for closures -- 'असुविधा के लिए खेद है' (asuvidhaa ke lie khed hai, 'inconvenience is regretted') is practically a genre of Indian civic writing. In everyday conversation, though, people almost always say परेशानी (pareshaanii) or तकलीफ़ (takliif) instead -- असुविधा (asuvidhaa) has a stiff, bureaucratic flavor.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for तकलीफ़ (takliif) or परेशानी (pareshaanii) in speech, which is correct -- असुविधा (asuvidhaa) itself is rarely spoken casually and instead shows up on signboards, in official notices, and in polite written apologies like 'असुविधा के लिए खेद है' (asuvidhaa ke lie khed hai, 'we regret the inconvenience'). 2) It takes के लिए (ke lie) or की (kii) to link to the cause of the inconvenience, not को (ko).
Sample Sentences:
इस असुविधा के लिए हमें खेद है। We regret this inconvenience.
(is asuvidhaa ke lie hamen khed hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मरम्मत कार्य के कारण यात्रियों को असुविधा हो सकती है। Passengers may face inconvenience due to repair work.
(marammat kaary ke kaaran yaatriyon ko asuvidhaa ho saktii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया इस असुविधा के लिए हमें क्षमा करें। Please forgive us for this inconvenience.
(kripyaa is asuvidhaa ke lie hamen kshamaa karen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
स्टेशन पर लगे पोस्टर में लिखा था कि असुविधा के लिए खेद है। The poster put up at the station said that the inconvenience is regretted.
(steshan par lage postar men likhaa thaa ki asuvidhaa ke lie khed hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
अगर यह सड़क बंद रहती, तो यात्रियों को बहुत असुविधा होती। If this road had remained closed, passengers would have faced a lot of inconvenience.
(agar yah sadak band rahtii, to yaatriyon ko bahut asuvidhaa hotii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
बिजली कटौती से इलाके में काफी असुविधा हुई। The power cut caused considerable inconvenience in the area.
(bijlii katautii se ilaake men kaaphii asuvidhaa huii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस योजना का उद्देश्य नागरिकों की असुविधा को कम करना है। The purpose of this scheme is to reduce the inconvenience faced by citizens.
(is yojnaa kaa uddeshy naagrikon kii asuvidhaa ko kam karnaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
प्रबंधन ने ग्राहकों से हुई असुविधा के लिए माफी मांगी है। The management has apologized for the inconvenience caused to customers.
(prabandhan ne graahkon se huii asuvidhaa ke lie maaphii maangii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
निर्माण कार्य के दौरान असुविधा होने की पूरी संभावना है। There is a strong possibility of inconvenience during the construction work.
(nirmaan kaary ke dauraan asuvidhaa hone kii poorii sambhaavnaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): असुविधा (asuvidhaa)
(sg.f.oblique): असुविधा (asuvidhaa)
(pl.f.direct): असुविधाएँ (asuvidhaaen)
(pl.f.oblique): असुविधाओं (asuvidhaaon)