ਸਾਰੇ
saare
The Punjabi word for "everyone" is ਸਾਰੇ (saare).
ਸਾਰੇ is a pronoun used to refer to every person in a group.
Meaning: every person (pron)
Which one should you use?
While ਸਾਰੇ is plural in sense and often takes plural verbs, the phrase ਹਰ ਕੋਈ acts as a singular distributive pronoun meaning "everyone" or "each one" and takes a singular verb. Additionally, the masculine singular form ਸਾਰਾ means "whole" or "entire" (such as the whole day), whereas the plural ਸਾਰੇ is used for "everyone" or "all".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Indian Punjabi, the phrase ਹਰ ਇਕ is used for everyone. In Pakistani Punjabi, both سب and ہر ایک are used for everyone.
How does it change in a sentence?
ਸਾਰੇ is the plural form used for "everyone" or "all", while the singular form ਸਾਰਾ is used to mean "whole" or "entire".
How do you pronounce it?
saare
Did you know?
- Because Punjabi is spoken across a border, the word for 'everyone' is written in two entirely different scripts: Gurmukhi in India and Shahmukhi in Pakistan.
- The Punjabi word ਸਾਰੇ shares a deep ancestral root with the Sanskrit word sarva, which also means 'all' or 'everything'.
- In Pakistan, you can use the word سب, which is actually an Arabic loanword, to mean 'everyone' in Punjabi conversations.
Examples in context
- ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕ ਇੱਕਠੇ ਹੋ ਜਾਓ।Everyone, please gather together.
- ਸਾਰੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਹਨ।sāre ithē han.Everyone is here.
- ਸਾਰੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਖੇਡ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ।sāre baccē khēḍ rahē han.All the children are playing.
- ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕ ਖੁਸ਼ ਹਨ।sāre lōk khuś han.Everyone is happy.
Example conversation
Kiran and Ravinder are checking if people arrived at a party.
- ਕਿਰਨ Kiranਕੀ ਸਾਰੇ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਗਏ ਹਨ?kī sāre pahun̄ca ga'ē han?Has everyone arrived?
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਹਾਂ, ਸਾਰੇ ਆ ਗਏ ਹਨ।hāṅ, sāre ā ga'ē han.Yes, everyone has come.
- ਕਿਰਨ Kiranਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ, ਰਵਿੰਦਰ।bahuta vadhī'ā, ravindar.Very good, Ravinder.
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਚਲੋ, ਹੁਣ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ।calo, huna śurū karadē hāṅ.Let's get started now.
