mother-in-law
/ˈmʌðər ɪn lɔː/noun
उच्चारण मदर इन लॉ
सास
Basic word
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the mother of your husband or wife
सास
- Radhika's mother-in-law taught her to make perfect rotis.
- He gets on very well with his mother-in-law.
- Her mother-in-law visits them every winter.
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- My mother-in-law gave us a lovely gift on our anniversary.
- He cooked dinner for his mother-in-law on her birthday.
- Jokes about the mother-in-law are common in films.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mother-in-law (plural: mothers-in-law)
The plural of mother-in-law adds -s to the first part: mothers-in-law, not mother-in-laws.
'Mother-in-law' का बहुवचन पहले भाग में '-s' जोड़कर बनता है: mothers-in-law, 'mother-in-laws' नहीं।
- Both her mothers-in-law attended the wedding.
- Mothers-in-law often play an important role in Indian families.
my husband's / wife's mother
A mother-in-law is the mother of your husband or wife; the matching term for the father is father-in-law.
'Mother-in-law' आपके पति या पत्नी की माँ है; पिता के लिए 'father-in-law' शब्द है।
- Radhika lives with her mother-in-law.
- He bought a gift for his mother-in-law.
possessive of mother-in-law
The possessive is mother-in-law's, with the apostrophe at the end of the whole word.
Possessive रूप 'mother-in-law's' है, जिसमें apostrophe पूरे शब्द के अंत में लगता है।
- My mother-in-law's recipe is the best.
- We went to my mother-in-law's house for Diwali.
mother-in-law apartment (noun adjunct)
In American English, a mother-in-law apartment is a small separate flat attached to a house. It is rare in British English.
American English में 'mother-in-law apartment' घर से जुड़ा छोटा अलग फ्लैट है। British English में यह दुर्लभ है।
- They built a mother-in-law apartment above the garage.
- The house has a mother-in-law suite.
+Collocations 4
adjective + mother-in-law
kindstrictelderlycaringlovingdifficult
- Her kind mother-in-law taught her to cook.
verb + mother-in-law
live withrespectvisitlook aftercallobey
- He looks after his mother-in-law when she is ill.
preposition + mother-in-law
with my mother-in-lawto my mother-in-lawof my mother-in-lawfor my mother-in-law
- She cooked a special dish for her mother-in-law.
relative terms
father-in-lawsister-in-lawbrother-in-lawdaughter-in-lawson-in-law
- My daughter-in-law and son-in-law visited us on Sunday.
“More examples 5
- Radhika called her mother-in-law before leaving for the airport.
राधिका ने हवाई अड्डे के लिए निकलने से पहले अपनी सास को फोन किया।
- His mother-in-law is a retired headmistress.
उसकी सास एक सेवानिवृत्त प्रधानाध्यापिका हैं।
- The couple spent the festival with the husband's family and mother-in-law.
दंपति ने त्योहार पति के परिवार और सास के साथ बिताया।
- In many Indian films, the mother-in-law is shown as a strict person.
कई भारतीय फिल्मों में सास को कठोर स्वभाव की दिखाया जाता है।
- She thanked her mother-in-law for looking after the baby.
उसने बच्चे की देखभाल के लिए अपनी सास को धन्यवाद दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Both of my mother-in-laws live in Pune.
✓ Both of my mothers-in-law live in Pune.
The plural -s goes on mother, not at the end.
बहुवचन '-s' mother पर लगता है, अंत में नहीं।
✗ This is my mother-in-laws house.
✓ This is my mother-in-law's house.
A possessive needs an apostrophe.
स्वामित्व-सूचक रूप में apostrophe आवश्यक है।
§Grammar and usage
Plural: the plural is mothers-in-law, because the main noun mother takes the plural (not 'mother-in-laws').
Plural में mothers-in-law सही है, क्योंकि मुख्य noun mother का plural बनता है ('mother-in-laws' गलत है)।