श्रेय (shrey)
noun
A noun meaning 'credit' -- the recognition given to someone for a good deed or achievement. Mostly seen in the fixed phrase pattern with देना (denaa) or जाना (jaanaa).
Sense
1
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credit, praise for an achievement
noun, masculine Almost always appears with देना (denaa) 'to give credit' or जाना (jaanaa) in passive-style constructions like श्रेय जाता है (shrey jaataa hai, 'the credit goes'), with को (ko) marking the person credited.
Synonyms: तारीफ़ (taariif, covers praise more broadly, not just credit for achievement), साख (saakh, leans toward reputation/credibility rather than one-time credit)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this constantly in Indian speeches, award functions, and cricket post-match interviews: टीम को श्रेय जाता है (tiim ko shrey jaataa hai, 'credit goes to the team') is a classic humble-hero line. It has a slightly formal, public-speech flavor rather than casual chit-chat register.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to use श्रेय (shrey) as a verb or adjective; it is strictly a noun and needs देना (denaa) or जाना (jaanaa) to do anything. 2) The person receiving credit is marked with को (ko), not से (se) or ने (ne) -- e.g. उसे श्रेय मिलता है (use shrey miltaa hai, 'he gets the credit').
Sample Sentences:
इस जीत का श्रेय पूरी टीम को जाता है।
The credit for this victory goes to the whole team.
(is jiit kaa shrey poorii tiim ko jaataa hai।)
इस सफलता का श्रेय मेरे माता-पिता को जाता है।
The credit for this success goes to my parents.
(is saphaltaa kaa shrey mere maataa-pitaa ko jaataa hai।)
उसने अकेले सारा श्रेय ले लिया, जबकि काम सबने मिलकर किया था।
He took all the credit alone, even though everyone had worked together on it.
(usne akele saaraa shrey le liyaa, jabki kaam sabne milkar kiyaa thaa।)
कृपया इस परियोजना का श्रेय हमारी पूरी टीम को दिया जाए।
Please let the credit for this project be given to our entire team.
(kripyaa is pariyojnaa kaa shrey hamaarii poorii tiim ko diyaa jaae।)
अगर सच पूछो तो इस खोज का श्रेय उन वैज्ञानिकों को मिलना चाहिए जिन्होंने वर्षों मेहनत की।
If you ask me honestly, the credit for this discovery should go to the scientists who worked hard for years.
(agar sach poochho to is khoj kaa shrey un vaigyaanikon ko milnaa chaahie jinhonne varshon mehnat kii।)
अगर उसने मेरी मदद न की होती, तो यह श्रेय मुझे नहीं मिलता।
If he hadn't helped me, I wouldn't have gotten this credit.
(agar usne merii madad n kii hotii, to yah shrey mujhe nahiin miltaa।)
पुरस्कार समारोह में निर्देशक ने अपनी सफलता का श्रेय पूरी टीम को दिया।
At the award ceremony, the director gave the credit for his success to the whole team.
(puraskaar samaaroh men nirdeshak ne apnii saphaltaa kaa shrey poorii tiim ko diyaa।)
इस जीत का श्रेय किसे दिया जाना चाहिए, इस पर बहस चल रही है।
There is a debate going on about who should be given credit for this victory.
(is jiit kaa shrey kise diyaa jaanaa chaahie, is par bahas chal rahii hai।)
मैच जीतने के बाद कप्तान ने कहा कि इसका श्रेय गेंदबाजों को जाता है।
After winning the match, the captain said that the credit for it goes to the bowlers.
(maich jiitne ke baad kaptaan ne kahaa ki iskaa shrey gendbaajon ko jaataa hai।)
उसे इस काम का पूरा श्रेय मिलना चाहिए था, पर किसी ने उसका नाम तक नहीं लिया।
She should have gotten full credit for this work, but no one even mentioned her name.
(use is kaam kaa pooraa shrey milnaa chaahie thaa, par kisii ne uskaa naam tak nahiin liyaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
श्रेय
(shrey)
(sg.m.oblique):
श्रेय
(shrey)
(pl.m.direct):
श्रेय
(shrey)
(pl.m.oblique):
श्रेयों
(shreyon)