ginger
US
/ˈdʒɪndʒɚ/
UK
/ˈdʒɪndʒə/
Meaning
A pungent, aromatic root used fresh or dried to add flavor to food and drinks.
अदरक एक सुगंधित, थोड़ा तीखा मसाला है, जिसे ताज़ा या सुखाकर खाने और पेय में स्वाद के लिए इस्तेमाल करते हैं।
Examples
“Add a little fresh ginger to the soup for extra warmth.”
“She grated ginger into her tea on a chilly morning.”
“You can use ground ginger to flavor biscuits and cakes.”
Useful patterns
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Common mistakes
Not natural: The recipe needs many ginger.
Better: The recipe needs a lot of ginger.
Ginger is usually uncountable when referring to it as an ingredient, so use much or a lot of.
खाने की सामग्री के रूप में ginger आमतौर पर uncountable होता है, इसलिए many की जगह much या a lot of कहें।
Not natural: I drank ginger's tea after dinner.
Better: I drank ginger tea after dinner.
Use ginger as a noun modifier for tea; the possessive ginger's suggests ownership.
चाय के स्वाद या सामग्री के लिए ginger को सीधे tea से पहले रखें; ginger's से मालिकाना अर्थ निकलता है।
Learner tip
When talking about ginger as an ingredient, treat it as uncountable: say “some ginger” or “a piece of ginger.”
सामग्री के रूप में ginger को uncountable मानें: “some ginger” या “a piece of ginger” कहें, “many ginger” नहीं।