grocery
/ˈɡrəʊsəri/noun
उच्चारण ग्रोसरी
किराना
Core word
- 1
[C, pl.]
(groceries) food and other goods sold by a grocer or a supermarket; (also grocery store) a shop that sells food
किराना
- buy groceries
- We buy our monthly groceries from the market near the temple.
- I need to stop at the grocery on my way home.
+ 2 more examples
- The grocery was crowded just before the festival.
- She put the groceries away in the kitchen cupboard.
Synonyms provisions foodstuffs supplies kirana
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
groceries (plural noun)
In the sense of food and household goods, the word is plural: groceries. It takes a plural verb and has no singular form with this meaning.
खाद्य और घरेलू सामान के अर्थ में यह शब्द बहुवचन groceries है। इसके साथ बहुवचन क्रिया आती है और इस अर्थ में एकवचन रूप नहीं होता।
- The groceries are in the boot of the car.
- Radhika carried the heavy groceries up the stairs.
grocery + noun
As a modifier, grocery is singular and describes things connected with shopping for food.
Modifier के रूप में grocery एकवचन रहता है और खाद्य सामान की खरीद से जुड़ी चीज़ों का वर्णन करता है।
- She made a grocery list before leaving.
- The grocery bill rose sharply this month.
a grocery (store)
As a countable noun, a grocery is also a small shop that sells food, mainly in American English.
गणनीय संज्ञा के रूप में grocery खाद्य सामान बेचने वाली छोटी दुकान भी है, मुख्यतः अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में।
- There is a small grocery at the corner of our lane.
do/buy/get the groceries
Typical verbs: do the groceries (shop for them), buy, get, carry, unpack.
प्रमुख क्रियाएँ: do the groceries (खरीदारी करना), buy, get, carry, unpack।
- My father does the groceries every Sunday.
+Collocations 5
verb + groceries
buyordercarryunpackdeliverpay for
- The shop delivers groceries to your home within an hour.
grocery + noun
storelistshopbillbagdelivery
- Please put the milk on the grocery list.
adjective + groceries
freshweeklymonthlybasicheavy
- We buy our monthly groceries from the wholesale market.
groceries + prepositions
shopping forrun out ofspend onstock up on
- Families spend a large part of their income on groceries.
grocery + shopping
shoppingtriprunbudgetexpenses
- The monthly grocery budget doubled after the festival.
“More examples 7
- Radhika's mother wrote a list of groceries on the back of an envelope.
राधिका की माँ ने एक लिफ़ाफ़े के पीछे किराने के सामान की सूची लिखी।
- The prices of groceries rise before every festival.
हर त्योहार से पहले किराने के सामान के दाम बढ़ जाते हैं।
- He pays for groceries by UPI.
वह किराने का भुगतान UPI से करता है।
- We ran out of groceries because of the lockdown.
lockdown के कारण हमारे यहाँ किराना सामान खत्म हो गया।
- The grocery on the corner stays open until midnight.
कोने की किराने की दुकान आधी रात तक खुली रहती है।
- Radhika's family orders groceries online every Sunday.
राधिका का परिवार हर रविवार online किराना मँगवाता है।
- The shopkeeper packed the groceries in a cloth bag.
दुकानदार ने किराने का सामान कपड़े के थैले में बाँध दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The grocery are in the kitchen.
✓ The groceries are in the kitchen.
For food shopping the word is plural: groceries.
खाद्य सामान के अर्थ में शब्द बहुवचन groceries है।
✗ I need a groceries bag.
✓ I need a grocery bag.
A noun used as a modifier stays singular.
Modifier के रूप में प्रयुक्त संज्ञा एकवचन रहती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
provisions foodstuffs supplies kirana
§Grammar and usage
Usage: groceries is usually plural ('The groceries are in the bag').
प्रयोग में groceries प्रायः plural है ('The groceries are in the bag')।