nounElementary

gram

US

/ɡræm/

UK

/ɡræm/

Meaning

A small unit of mass in the metric system; 1,000 grams equal one kilogram.

ग्राम वज़न मापने की मीट्रिक इकाई है; 1,000 ग्राम मिलकर एक किलोग्राम होते हैं।

Examples

“The recipe calls for 200 grams of flour.”

recipe measurementsgrams of + noun

“This small parcel weighs 450 grams.”

weightweighs + number + grams

“The nutrition label lists 12 grams of protein per serving.”

food labelsgrams of + noun

Useful patterns

a gram of + uncountable nounnumber + grams of + nounweighs + number + gramsmeasured in grams

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Common collocations

a gram of sugar200 grams of flourweigh 50 gramsmeasured in gramsa gram scalegrams of protein

Common mistakes

Not natural: The parcel weighs five gram.

Better: The parcel weighs five grams.

Use the plural grams after a number greater than one.

एक से बड़ी संख्या के बाद plural रूप grams इस्तेमाल करें।

Not natural: Add a gram rice to the soup.

Better: Add a gram of rice to the soup.

Use of between a measurement and the thing being measured.

माप और जिस चीज़ की मात्रा बताई जा रही है, उनके बीच of लगाएँ।

Learner tip

Use gram for one unit and grams for amounts above one; write g as its standard abbreviation in measurements.

एक इकाई के लिए gram और एक से ज़्यादा के लिए grams कहें; माप में इसका आम संक्षिप्त रूप g है।

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What does a gram measure?

Gram किस चीज़ का माप है?