broth
/brɒθ/noun
उच्चारण ब्रॉथ
शोरबा
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thick soup made by boiling meat or fish and vegetables in water
शोरबा
- chicken broth
- On cold evenings my mother serves hot vegetable broth with a slice of bread.
- The nurse gave the patient a bowl of warm broth.
+ 2 more examples
- A good vegetable broth needs time and patience.
- He drank hot broth to ease his sore throat.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
broth (uncountable noun)
Broth is usually uncountable: thin soup made by boiling meat, fish or vegetables. Say some broth or a bowl of broth.
'Broth' प्रायः uncountable है: मांस, मछली या सब्ज़ियाँ उबालकर बना पतला सूप। 'Some broth' या 'a bowl of broth' कहें।
- The nurse gave the patient a bowl of warm broth.
- There is some chicken broth in the pot.
broth (countable, kinds of soup)
It becomes countable only when you speak of different kinds: the broths of different regions.
जब आप अलग-अलग प्रकारों की बात करते हैं तभी यह countable होता है।
- The restaurant serves three vegetable broths.
broth + singular verb
As an uncountable noun it takes a singular verb: the broth is hot, not the broth are hot.
Uncountable होने से इसके साथ singular verb आता है: the broth is hot।
- The broth smells wonderful.
- This broth tastes better with ginger.
proverb: too many cooks spoil the broth
The proverb says that too many people working on a task spoil it. Cooks is plural, so the verb is spoil.
इस कहावत का अर्थ है कि किसी काम में बहुत लोग लगें तो वह बिगड़ जाता है। 'Cooks' plural है, इसलिए verb 'spoil' है।
- Too many cooks spoil the broth, so let one person lead the project.
+Collocations 4
adjective + broth
hotthinclearthicknourishingspicy
- A clear broth was served to the patient.
noun + broth
chickenvegetablebeeffishbone
- Vegetable broth is a light supper.
verb + broth
makeboildrinkservestrain
- Strain the broth before serving it.
quantity + broth
bowl ofcup ofpot ofladle ofspoonful of
- She drank a cup of broth in the cold evening.
“More examples 6
- Grandmother made a hot vegetable broth during the monsoon.
दादी ने बरसात में गरम सब्ज़ी का शोरबा बनाया।
- The doctor advised a light broth for the sick child.
डॉक्टर ने बीमार बच्चे को हल्का शोरबा देने की सलाह दी।
- Too many cooks spoil the broth, as our group project showed.
बहुत से रसोइये शोरबा बिगाड़ देते हैं, जैसा हमारे group project ने दिखाया।
- The traveller warmed himself with a bowl of broth at the roadside stall.
यात्री ने सड़क किनारे की दुकान पर शोरबे का कटोरा पीकर खुद को गरम किया।
- Radhika added coriander to the broth before serving.
राधिका ने परोसने से पहले शोरबे में धनिया मिलाया।
- The street vendor sold hot broth in paper cups.
सड़क के विक्रेता ने कागज़ के कपों में गरम शोरबा बेचा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Too many cooks spoils the broth.
✓ Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Cooks is plural, so the verb must be spoil.
'Cooks' plural है, इसलिए verb 'spoil' होगा।
✗ Broth is a liquid food, so we eat it with spoon.
✓ Broth is a liquid food, so we eat it with a spoon.
A singular countable noun like spoon needs an article.
Spoon जैसे singular countable noun के साथ article चाहिए।
¶Idioms 1
a broth of a boy
a lively, spirited and likeable young man
ज़िंदादिल और हँसमुख नौजवान
- Her grandfather was a broth of a boy in his youth, always laughing and full of mischief.
- Everyone in the village called him a broth of a boy.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Too many cooks spoil the broth' (too many people managing something can ruin it).
कहावत 'Too many cooks spoil the broth' (अधिक जोगी मठ उजाड़)।