Greek
/ɡriːk/adjective
उच्चारण ग्रीक
यूनानी, ग्रीक, यूनान का
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from or connected with modern or ancient Greece, its people or its language
यूनानी, ग्रीक, यूनान का
- Greek mythology
- the Greek alphabet
- We read a Greek myth in our English class.
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- She enjoys Greek food, especially salads and olives.
- The museum has a collection of Greek vases.
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a person from modern or ancient Greece
यूनानी (व्यक्ति)
- The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games.
- The Greeks built magnificent temples on the hills of Athens.
- Many ancient Greeks studied mathematics and philosophy.
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- Her neighbour is a Greek who runs a small restaurant.
- The Greeks believed in many gods.
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the language of Greece, in its ancient or modern form
यूनानी (भाषा), ग्रीक
- Many scientific words come from Greek.
- Radhika is learning Greek so that she can read the original works of Homer.
- The word 'democracy' comes from Greek.
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- He took a class in ancient Greek at university.
- Greek has its own alphabet.
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Greek as an adjective (before a noun)
Greek describes anything connected with Greece. It always begins with a capital letter and does not change form.
'Greek' विशेषण के रूप में यूनान से जुड़ी हर चीज़ का वर्णन करता है। इसका पहला अक्षर हमेशा capital होता है और इसका रूप नहीं बदलता।
- Radhika read a Greek myth in her literature class at college.
- The Greek alphabet gave us the letters alpha and beta.
Greek as an uncountable noun (language)
When Greek means the language it is uncountable, so it takes no article and no plural.
भाषा के अर्थ में 'Greek' uncountable noun है, इसलिए इसके साथ article या plural नहीं आता।
- Many medical terms come from Greek.
- He can read ancient Greek but cannot speak it.
a Greek / the Greeks (people)
A Greek is one person; the Greeks means the people as a whole.
'A Greek' एक व्यक्ति के लिए और 'the Greeks' पूरे समुदाय के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games.
- A Greek taught the visiting students how to cook moussaka.
be Greek to somebody
Informally, something that is Greek to you is impossible for you to understand.
अनौपचारिक रूप से जो चीज़ आपको बिल्कुल समझ न आए, वह 'Greek to you' कहलाती है।
- The tax form was all Greek to my father.
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Greek + noun
mythphilosopheralphabetislandsaladtemple
- Socrates was a famous Greek philosopher.
adjective + Greek
ancientmodernclassicalfluenthalf-Greek
- Classical Greek is studied by some university students.
verb + Greek
speaklearntranslate fromstudyread
- She translated the poem from Greek into English.
Greek + origin words
Greek rootGreek wordGreek prefixGreek letter
- 'Photo' is a Greek root meaning light.
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- Alexander the Great was a Greek king who reached the Indian border.
सिकंदर महान एक यूनानी राजा था जो भारत की सीमा तक पहुँचा था।
- The word 'democracy' comes from Greek.
'Democracy' शब्द यूनानी भाषा से आया है।
- The Greeks built beautiful temples on the hills of Athens.
यूनानियों ने एथेंस की पहाड़ियों पर सुंदर मंदिर बनवाए।
- Our library has a good collection of Greek tragedies.
हमारे पुस्तकालय में यूनानी त्रासदियों का अच्छा संग्रह है।
- Mathematics was all Greek to him until his teacher explained it slowly.
जब तक अध्यापक ने धीरे-धीरे नहीं समझाया, तब तक गणित उसके लिए बिल्कुल समझ से बाहर था।
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✗ She is from Greek and speaks the language fluently.
✓ She is from Greece and speaks the language fluently.
Greece is the country; Greek is the adjective, the language or a person.
'Greece' देश का नाम है; 'Greek' विशेषण, भाषा या व्यक्ति के लिए आता है।
✗ He is learning the Greek.
✓ He is learning Greek.
The name of a language takes no article.
भाषा के नाम के पहले article नहीं लगता।
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it's all Greek to me
(informal) I cannot understand it at all
मेरी समझ से बाहर है, काला अक्षर भैंस बराबर
- He tried to explain the tax rules, but it was all Greek to me.