memorial
/məˈmɔːriəl/noun
उच्चारण ममॉरिअल
स्मारक
Core word
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a statue, stone, that is built in order to remind people of an important past event or of a famous person who has died
स्मारक
- the National War Memorial
- A new memorial was built in the park to honour the soldiers.
- Crowds gathered at the memorial on Republic Day.
+ 2 more examples
- The family put up a small memorial for their teacher.
- A memorial service was held at the cathedral.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a memorial to sb / sth
A memorial is a monument or building that keeps the memory of someone or something. Use 'to' for the one remembered.
Memorial वह स्मारक या भवन है जो किसी की स्मृति बनाए रखता है। जिसकी याद में हो, उसके लिए 'to' आता है।
- India Gate is a memorial to soldiers killed in the First World War.
- A memorial to the martyrs stands in the park.
in memory of / as a memorial to
These two phrases show the reason for the memorial.
ये दोनों phrases स्मारक के कारण को बताते हैं।
- The library was built in memory of her father.
- The garden stands as a memorial to those who died.
memorial + noun (adjective use)
Before another noun it describes something held to remember a person: memorial service, memorial lecture, memorial prize.
दूसरे noun से पहले यह किसी की याद में आयोजित वस्तु का वर्णन करता है: memorial service, memorial lecture।
- The college holds an annual memorial lecture.
- A memorial service was held at the church.
war memorial
This compound means a monument for those who died in war.
यह compound युद्ध में मारे गए लोगों की याद में बने स्मारक को कहता है।
- Every village has a small war memorial.
+Collocations 4
adjective + memorial
nationalwarpublicpermanentsimplestone
- The national memorial is visited by lakhs each year.
verb + memorial
buildunveilvisitlay a wreath atdedicate
- The Prime Minister laid a wreath at the memorial.
memorial + noun
servicelectureprizehallfundgarden
- The memorial prize is given to the best student.
memorial + to
to the martyrsto a leaderto the victimsto a poet
- The tower is a memorial to the victims of the flood.
“More examples 6
- The Taj Mahal is a memorial built by Shah Jahan for his wife.
ताजमहल शाहजहाँ द्वारा अपनी पत्नी की याद में बनवाया गया स्मारक है।
- A memorial to the freedom fighters was unveiled in the town square.
नगर चौक में स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों के स्मारक का अनावरण किया गया।
- The school has a scholarship in memory of a former teacher.
विद्यालय में एक पूर्व शिक्षक की याद में छात्रवृत्ति दी जाती है।
- People gathered at the memorial on Martyrs' Day.
शहीद दिवस पर लोग स्मारक पर एकत्र हुए।
- Radhika attended a memorial meeting for her late professor.
राधिका अपने दिवंगत प्राध्यापक की स्मृति में हुई सभा में शामिल हुई।
- A small memorial near the highway marks the place of the accident.
राजमार्ग के पास एक छोटा स्मारक दुर्घटना-स्थल को चिह्नित करता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ They built a memorial for the soldiers.
✓ They built a memorial to the soldiers.
The person or group remembered is introduced by 'to'.
जिनकी याद में हो, उनके लिए 'to' आता है।
✗ A memorial was erected on the memory of Gandhi.
✓ A memorial was erected in memory of Gandhi.
The fixed phrase is 'in memory of'.
निश्चित phrase 'in memory of' है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Victoria Memorial is in Kolkata; the National War Memorial (2019) is near India Gate in New Delhi.
विक्टोरिया मेमोरियल कोलकाता में है; राष्ट्रीय युद्ध स्मारक (2019) नई दिल्ली में इंडिया गेट के पास है।