hundred
/ˈhʌndrəd/number
उच्चारण हन्ड्रड
सौ
Basic word
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a/one hundred + plural noun
Hundred is a number word. After a number or a, it stays singular in form: two hundred rupees, not two hundreds rupees.
Hundred संख्यावाचक शब्द है। संख्या या 'a' के बाद यह singular रूप में रहता है: two hundred rupees, 'two hundreds rupees' नहीं।
- The book costs two hundred rupees.
- A hundred students appeared for the test.
hundreds of + plural noun
When the number is not exact and means a very large amount, use hundreds of with -s and of.
जब संख्या सटीक न हो और बहुत बड़ी मात्रा का भाव हो, तब 's' और 'of' के साथ 'hundreds of' आता है।
- Hundreds of devotees reached the temple at dawn.
- Radhika solved hundreds of questions before the exam.
hundred + and + number (British)
In British English, and is used after hundred before the last two digits: three hundred and fifty.
British English में अंतिम दो अंकों से पहले 'hundred' के बाद 'and' आता है: three hundred and fifty।
- The fare was three hundred and fifty rupees.
- There are one hundred and eight beads in the mala.
per cent / a hundred per cent
Hundred is also used in percentages and expressions of completeness.
Hundred प्रतिशत और पूर्णता बताने वाले प्रयोगों में भी आता है।
- She scored a hundred per cent in Mathematics.
- I am a hundred per cent sure about this answer.
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number + hundred
onetwofiveseveralnine
- Nine hundred people attended the lecture.
hundreds of + noun
peopleyearsbookspilgrimsthousands and
- Hundreds of pilgrims walk to the shrine every year.
hundred + noun
rupee notemetre racedaysper centyears' war
- Rohan won the hundred metre race at the school sports day.
adjective/quantifier + hundred
almostnearlyaboutovermore than
- Over a hundred candidates applied for one post.
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- The old fort is more than four hundred years old.
यह पुराना किला चार सौ वर्ष से अधिक पुराना है।
- Radhika has read over a hundred pages of the novel.
राधिका ने उपन्यास के सौ से अधिक पृष्ठ पढ़ लिए हैं।
- Hundreds of kites filled the sky on Makar Sankranti.
मकर संक्रांति पर आकाश सैकड़ों पतंगों से भर गया।
- The shopkeeper gave me a hundred-rupee note as change.
दुकानदार ने मुझे छुट्टे में सौ रुपये का नोट दिया।
- Only a few hundred people can sit in this hall.
इस हॉल में केवल कुछ सौ लोग बैठ सकते हैं।
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✗ Five hundreds students joined the camp.
✓ Five hundred students joined the camp.
After an exact number, hundred does not take -s.
सटीक संख्या के बाद 'hundred' में -s नहीं लगता।
✗ Hundred of people came to the fair.
✓ Hundreds of people came to the fair.
For an indefinite large number use hundreds of.
अनिश्चित बड़ी संख्या के लिए 'hundreds of' आता है।
✗ A hundred-rupees note is on the table.
✓ A hundred-rupee note is on the table.
In a compound adjective before a noun the unit stays singular.
Noun से पहले आने वाले compound adjective में इकाई singular रहती है।
§Grammar and usage
A or one hundred (not just 'hundred'); no -s after a number ('two hundred people', not 'two hundreds'), but hundreds of without a number ('hundreds of books').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: a या one hundred (केवल 'hundred' नहीं); संख्या के बाद -s नहीं ('two hundred people', 'two hundreds' नहीं), पर बिना संख्या के hundreds of ('hundreds of books')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A hundred per cent (completely), one in a hundred (very rare).
Idioms: a hundred per cent (पूरी तरह), one in a hundred (बहुत दुर्लभ)।
A century (in cricket, a hundred runs).
A century (क्रिकेट में सौ रन, शतक)।