Background Review
Let’s see how to make plurals.
There are 2 types:
Masculine
Feminine
Masculine
Drop the a
Add e
one boy -> two boys
ek laDka -> do laDke
1 dog -> 2 dogs
ek kutta -> do kutte
1 room -> 2 rooms
ek kamra -> do kamre
You Try...
one horse (ghoda), two horses =
one samosa, two samosas =
Feminine
add yaa
one girl -> two girls
ek laDki -> do laDki-yaa
1 cat -> 2 cats
ek billi -> do billi-yaa
1 car-> 2 cars
ek gaDi -> do gaDi-yaa
You Try...
one roti, two rotis =
one chair (kursi), two chairs =
Exceptions
For Masculine:
ek laDka -> do laDke
but if doesn’t end in a…
1 house -> 2 houses
ek ghar -> do ghar
For Feminine:
ek laDki -> do laDki-yaa
but if doesn’t end in i…
1 woman -> 2 women
ek aurat -> do aurat-e
You Try...
for masculine:
one newspaper (akhbaar), two newspapers =
for feminine:
one sister (behen), two sisters =
Easy Conversational Shortcut
We want to focus on conversational grammar and express ourselves without thinking too much about masculine / feminine plurals
Here’s an easy shortcut:
If ends in a:
laDka -> laDke
If ends in i:
laDki -> laDki-yaa
otherwise, no change:
ek ghar -> do ghar
ek behen -> do behen (conversationally acceptable)
You Try...
ek bachcha (child) -> do…
ek chabi (key) -> do…
ek tamatar (tomato) -> do…
