के ज़रिये (ke zariye)
postposition
A postposition phrase meaning 'through, by means of, via' -- used after an oblique noun to mark the medium, channel, or agent through which something happens. Closely related to the standalone noun ज़रिया (zariyaa, 'means, medium'), of which this is the oblique-plus-postposition form.
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through, by means of (a medium, channel, or method)
postposition Takes an oblique noun before it, like most compound postpositions: दोस्त के ज़रिये (dost ke zariye, 'through a friend'). Commonly used with means of communication or transmission -- फ़ोन, ईमेल, अख़बार, आदमी, दोस्त, आदि.
Synonyms: के द्वारा (ke dvaaraa, formal), की मदद से (kii madad se, 'with the help of'), से (se, simpler/plainer)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this constantly in news and formal contexts -- 'सरकार के ज़रिये' (sarkaar ke zariye, 'through the government'), 'सोशल मीडिया के ज़रिये' (soshal miidiyaa ke zariye, 'through social media') -- it has a slightly more written/deliberate feel than से, similar to how 'via' feels a touch more formal than 'through' in English. Its close cousin के द्वारा (ke dvaaraa) is even more formal and common in passive/official writing, so के ज़रिये sits in a comfortable middle register between casual से and stiff के द्वारा.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for से (se) in every 'through/by' context, but के ज़रिये (ke zariye) specifically highlights a channel or intermediary (a person, medium, or method) rather than a simple instrument or cause -- 'मैंने चाकू से काटा' (mainne chaakoo se kaataa, 'I cut with a knife') uses से, not के ज़रिये, because a knife is a tool, not a channel of transmission. 2) Do not drop के: ज़रिये alone attached directly to a noun is a common error -- the phrase always needs the oblique marker के before it (except after pronouns already in oblique form, e.g. मेरे ज़रिये (mere zariye)).
Sample Sentences:
मैंने उससे ईमेल के ज़रिये संपर्क किया।
I contacted him through email.
(mainne usse iimel ke zariye sampark kiyaa।)
सरकार के ज़रिये यह योजना पूरे देश में लागू होती है।
This scheme is implemented across the country through the government.
(sarkaar ke zariye yah yojnaa poore desh men laagoo hotii hai।)
आजकल लोग सोशल मीडिया के ज़रिये अपनी बात रखते हैं।
These days people express their views through social media.
(aajkal log soshal miidiyaa ke zariye apnii baat rakhte hain।)
क्या तुम इस मामले को किसी वकील के ज़रिये सुलझाओगे?
Will you resolve this matter through a lawyer?
(kyaa tum is maamle ko kisii vakiil ke zariye suljhaaoge?)
अगर वह अनुवादक के ज़रिये बात करता, तो ग़लतफ़हमी नहीं होती।
If he had spoken through a translator, there would have been no misunderstanding.
(agar vah anuvaadak ke zariye baat kartaa, to ghalatfahmii nahiin hotii।)
इस खबर की पुष्टि प्रशासन के ज़रिये की गई थी।
This news was confirmed through the administration.
(is khabar kii pushti prashaasan ke zariye kii gaii thii।)
मुझे उम्मीद है कि यह संदेश सही माध्यम के ज़रिये पहुँच जाएगा।
I hope this message will reach through the right channel.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki yah sandesh sahii maadhyam ke zariye pahunch jaaegaa।)
कृपया अपनी शिकायत ईमेल के ज़रिये ही भेजें, फ़ोन पर नहीं।
Please send your complaint only through email, not over the phone.
(kripyaa apnii shikaayat iimel ke zariye hii bhejen, fon par nahiin।)
इतिहासकारों ने प्राचीन ग्रंथों के ज़रिये उस सभ्यता को समझने की कोशिश की है।
Historians have tried to understand that civilization through ancient texts.
(itihaaskaaron ne praachiin granthon ke zariye us sabhytaa ko samajhne kii koshish kii hai।)
बच्चों को खेल के ज़रिये पढ़ाना ज़्यादा असरदार होता है।
Teaching children through play tends to be more effective.
(bachchon ko khel ke zariye padhaanaa zyaadaa asardaar hotaa hai।)