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Number & Plurals

Forming the plural

Masculine -ā → -e in the plural

Marked masculine nouns change their ending.

📊 Plurals
Type Singular Plural
masc. -ā लड़का लड़के (-e)
masc. other मकान मकान (no change)
fem. -ī लड़की लड़कियाँ (-iyāṃ)
fem. other किताब किताबें (-eṃ)
💬 Examples
लड़का → लड़के
laṛkā → laṛke
boy → boys
📝 -ā becomes -e
कमरा → कमरे
kamrā → kamre
room → rooms
📝 Marked masculine plural
Feminine -ī → -iyāँ, others → -eं

Feminine plurals nasalize.

💬 Examples
लड़की → लड़कियाँ
laṛkī → laṛkiyāṃ
girl → girls
📝 -ī → -iyāṃ
किताब → किताबें
kitāb → kitābeṃ
book → books
📝 Other feminines → -eṃ
Unmarked masculine nouns don't change

Masculine nouns not ending in -ā stay the same.

💬 Examples
मकान → मकान
makān → makān
house → houses
📝 No change (unmarked masculine)
आदमी → आदमी
ādmī → ādmī
man → men
📝 Unchanged plural