क्रम (kram)
noun
A somewhat formal/bookish noun meaning 'order' or 'sequence'; mainly seen in written or careful spoken Hindi and in a handful of set phrases like क्रम से (kram se) and क्रमशः (kramshah).
Sense
1
:
sequence, order (of items, events, numbers)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: तरतीब (tartiib), सिलसिला (silsilaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet क्रम (kram) constantly on exam papers and forms -- प्रश्न क्रम (prashn kram, 'question number/sequence') or क्रम संख्या (kram sankhyaa, 'serial number') -- so it is worth knowing well even though it rarely comes up in casual chat.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for तरतीब (tartiib) or सिलसिला (silsilaa) in speech and save क्रम (kram) for writing or formal contexts like exam instructions, official lists, or news reports -- using it in casual chat about, say, whose turn it is can sound stiff. 2) The set phrase क्रम से (kram se, 'in order/turn by turn') is very common and worth learning as a chunk rather than building from scratch.
Sample Sentences:
कृपया संख्याओं को सही क्रम में लिखिए।
Please write the numbers in the correct order.
(kripyaa sankhyaaon ko sahii kram men likhie।)
इस फॉर्म में हर सवाल की क्रम संख्या दी गई है।
In this form, every question has a serial number given to it.
(is phorm men har savaal kii kram sankhyaa dii gaii hai।)
प्रश्न क्रम बदल जाने से कई छात्र उलझन में पड़ गए।
With the question sequence changing, many students got confused.
(prashn kram badal jaane se kaii chhaatr uljhan men pad gae।)
अध्यायों का क्रम पिछली किताब से अलग है।
The order of the chapters is different from the previous book.
(adhyaayon kaa kram pichhlii kitaab se alag hai।)
अगर क्रम सही होता, तो जवाब समझना आसान होता।
If the order had been correct, understanding the answer would have been easy.
(agar kram sahii hotaa, to javaab samajhnaa aasaan hotaa।)
नाम वर्णानुक्रम में लिखे जाते हैं।
Names are written in alphabetical order.
(naam varnaanukram men likhe jaate hain।)
शायद अगली परीक्षा में प्रश्न क्रम बदल दिया जाए।
Perhaps the question order will be changed in the next exam.
(shaayad aglii pariikshaa men prashn kram badal diyaa jaae।)
इतिहास की घटनाओं को समय-क्रम में समझना ज़रूरी है।
It is necessary to understand historical events in chronological order.
(itihaas kii ghatnaaon ko samay-kram men samajhnaa zaroorii hai।)
अगर क्रम संख्या न हो, तो उत्तर पुस्तिका जांचना मुश्किल हो जाएगा।
If there is no serial number, checking the answer sheet will become difficult.
(agar kram sankhyaa n ho, to uttar pustikaa jaanchnaa mushkil ho jaaegaa।)
इस सूची का क्रम वर्णानुक्रमिक नहीं, बल्कि महत्व के अनुसार रखा गया है।
The order of this list is not alphabetical but has been arranged according to importance.
(is soochii kaa kram varnaanukrmik nahiin, balki mahatv ke anusaar rakhaa gayaa hai।)
Sense
2
:
turn (in a line, queue, or process)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: बारी (baarii)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: Think of a government office or a school assembly where names are called प्रश्न क्रम (prashn kram) or क्रमानुसार (kramaanusaar, 'according to sequence') -- this is the flavor of context where क्रम (kram) as 'turn' feels natural, versus the market queue where everyone just says अपनी बारी (apnii baarii).
Common Mistakes: 1) In everyday speech about queues or waiting for one's turn, बारी (baarii) is far more natural than क्रम (kram); क्रम (kram) in this sense leans formal, showing up in phrases like क्रम से आना (kram se aanaa, 'to come in turn/in order').
Sample Sentences:
कृपया क्रमानुसार अपना नाम बताएँ।
Please state your name in turn/order.
(kripyaa kramaanusaar apnaa naam bataaen।)
छात्रों को क्रमानुसार बुलाया जाएगा।
The students will be called in turn.
(chhaatron ko kramaanusaar bulaayaa jaaegaa।)
प्रश्न क्रम के अनुसार उत्तर दीजिए।
Please answer according to the question sequence/turn.
(prashn kram ke anusaar uttar diijie।)
क्लर्क ने क्रमानुसार सभी फाइलें जाँची।
The clerk checked all the files in order/turn.
(klark ne kramaanusaar sabhii phaailen jaanchii।)
अगर क्रमानुसार बुलाया जाता, तो कोई झगड़ा नहीं होता।
If people had been called in turn, there would have been no quarrel.
(agar kramaanusaar bulaayaa jaataa, to koii jhagdaa nahiin hotaa।)
अधिकारी चाहते हैं कि सब कुछ क्रमानुसार हो।
The officers want everything to proceed in proper turn/sequence.
(adhikaarii chaahte hain ki sab kuchh kramaanusaar ho।)
स्कूल की सभा में हर कक्षा का क्रम तय होता है।
In the school assembly, each class's turn is fixed.
(skool kii sabhaa men har kakshaa kaa kram tay hotaa hai।)
दफ़्तर में आज भी लोगों को क्रम से बुलाया जा रहा है।
At the office today too, people are being called in turn.
(daftar men aaj bhii logon ko kram se bulaayaa jaa rahaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
क्रम
(kram)
(sg.m.oblique):
क्रम
(kram)
(pl.m.direct):
क्रम
(kram)
(pl.m.oblique):
क्रमों
(kramon)