family
/ˈfæməli/noun
उच्चारण फ़ैमली
परिवार, कुटुंब; कुल
Basic word
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[C, with singular or plural verb]
a group consisting of one or two parents and their children; a group of people who are related to each other; a group of related animals, plants or languages
परिवार, कुटुंब; कुल
- a joint family
- the cat family
- Her family lives in a village near Nashik.
+ 2 more examples
- The whole family gathered for the wedding.
- Lions belong to the cat family.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
family + singular / plural verb
In British English, 'family' can take a singular verb (the group as one) or a plural verb (the members as individuals).
British English में 'family' के साथ singular क्रिया (समूह एक इकाई के रूप में) या plural क्रिया (सदस्य अलग-अलग) आ सकती है।
- My family is very close.
- My family are all going to the wedding.
a member of the family / in the family
Use 'of' for belonging and 'in' for position inside it.
संबंध के लिए 'of' और परिवार के भीतर स्थिति के लिए 'in' आता है।
- She is the youngest member of the family.
- Cricket runs in the family.
family + noun
Used before another noun: family business, family doctor, family planning.
दूसरी संज्ञा से पहले: family business, family doctor, family planning।
- He joined the family business after college.
- The family doctor visited the house.
family (biology / language)
In science, a family is a group of related animals, plants or languages.
विज्ञान में family संबंधित जानवरों, पौधों या भाषाओं का समूह है।
- The lion belongs to the cat family.
- Hindi is in the Indo-Aryan family of languages.
+Collocations 4
adjective + family
jointnuclearextendedcloselargesingle-parent
- Many Indian families still live in a joint family.
family + noun
treenameincomevaluesbusinessdoctorplanning
- The family income decided the scholarship.
verb + family
raisesupportstartrun inbelong tovisit
- He works two jobs to support his family.
phrases with family
in the family wayfamily reunionthe royal familyfamily circle
- The whole family gathers for Diwali.
“More examples 5
- Radhika is the first person in her family to become a teacher.
राधिका अपने परिवार में शिक्षक बनने वाली पहली व्यक्ति है।
- The Hindi language belongs to the Indo-European family.
हिंदी भाषा इंडो-यूरोपियन परिवार की है।
- A family of five lives on the ground floor.
पाँच सदस्यों का एक परिवार भूतल पर रहता है।
- Music runs in their family.
संगीत उनके परिवार में पीढ़ियों से चला आ रहा है।
- Raising a family in a big city is expensive.
बड़े शहर में परिवार का पालन-पोषण महँगा होता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ My family are very close, so it stays together.
✓ My family is very close, so it stays together.
The pronoun 'it' treats the family as one unit, so the verb must be singular.
Pronoun 'it' परिवार को एक इकाई मानता है, इसलिए क्रिया singular होनी चाहिए।
✗ There are five persons in my family.
✓ There are five people in my family.
'People' is the usual plural of person when counting individuals.
व्यक्तियों को गिनने के लिए 'person' का सामान्य plural 'people' है।
✗ I am the eldest in my family members.
✓ I am the eldest of my family members.
After a superlative, use 'of' for the group.
Superlative के बाद समूह के लिए 'of' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe groups of related people with different range.
ये शब्द संबंधित लोगों के समूहों को अलग दायरे में बताते हैं।
Parents and children, or all the people related to you.
माता-पिता और बच्चे, या आपके सभी रिश्तेदार।
- Our family goes to Haridwar every year.
All the people living in one home, related or not.
एक घर में रहने वाले सभी लोग, संबंधी हों या नहीं।
- The census counts every household.
People of your wider family, not close members of your home.
आपके विस्तृत परिवार के लोग, घर के निकट सदस्य नहीं।
- Relatives came for the wedding.
¶Idioms 1
start a family
to have your first child
पहला बच्चा होना, परिवार बढ़ाना
- They want to start a family soon.
- After marriage, they waited two years to start a family.
§Grammar and usage
Family can take a singular verb (as a unit: 'My family is large') or a plural verb (as individuals: 'My family are all doctors').
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: family के साथ singular verb (इकाई के रूप में: 'My family is large') या plural verb (व्यक्तियों के रूप में: 'My family are all doctors') आ सकता है।
Keep the family types: nuclear family (parents and children), joint family (several generations living together, common in India), extended family.
परिवार के प्रकार याद रखिए: nuclear family (माता-पिता और बच्चे, एकल परिवार), joint family (साथ रहने वाली कई पीढ़ियाँ, संयुक्त परिवार, भारत में आम), extended family।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Run in the family (be common among members of a family), in the family way (old-fashioned, pregnant), family tree, black sheep of the family.
Idioms: run in the family (परिवार के सदस्यों में आम होना, ख़ानदानी), in the family way (पुराना, गर्भवती), family tree, black sheep of the family।
'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (the world is one family) was the theme of India's G20 presidency (2023).
कहावत 'वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्' (पूरी दुनिया एक परिवार है) भारत की G20 अध्यक्षता (2023) का विषय था।