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One or Many?

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Unlock the power of Malayalam plurals to describe the world around you with ease.

  • Identify the standard '-ukal' suffix for common objects.
  • Apply the special '-mar' suffix for people and family members.
  • Distinguish between singular and plural forms in daily conversation.
Mastering the art of one and many.

学べること

Learning how to form plurals and use collective nouns. You will explore the suffixes used to indicate more than one.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: correctly transform singular nouns into plurals using '-ukal' and '-mar'.

ヒントとコツ (2)

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Check the noun type

Always ask: is it a person or a thing?
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Plural Suffix '-ukal'
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Human First

Always check if the noun is human before adding -mar.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Plural Suffix '-mar' for People

重要な語彙 (5)

പുസ്തകം (pusthakam) book മരം (maram) tree അധ്യാപകൻ (adhyapakan) teacher കുട്ടി (kutty) child പൂച്ച (poocha) cat

Real-World Preview

book-open

At the Bookstore

Review Summary

  • Noun + ukal
  • Noun + mar

よくある間違い

You cannot use -ukal for people. Always use -mar for human nouns.

Wrong: അധ്യാപകൻകൾ (Adhyapakankal)
正解: അധ്യാപകർ (Adhyapakar)

Inanimate objects do not take the -mar suffix. Stick to -ukal for objects.

Wrong: പുസ്തകംമാർ (Pusthakammar)
正解: പുസ്തകങ്ങൾ (Pusthakangal)

Animals usually take -ukal, not -mar, unless they are personified.

Wrong: പൂച്ചമാർ (Poochamar)
正解: പൂച്ചകൾ (Poochakal)

Next Steps

You have done an amazing job! Keep practicing these plurals in your daily speech.

Label items in your house using plural stickers

Continue to: Describing the World

クイック練習 (8)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Doctor-kal vannu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Doctor-mar vannu
Doctors are human.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Plural Suffix '-mar' for People

Fill in the plural.

Pusthakam -> ___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: pusthakangal
Correct suffix.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Plural Suffix '-ukal'

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

manushyanukal

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: manushyar
Human plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Plural Suffix '-ukal'

Fill in the blank.

Kutti ___ vannu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: mar
Kutti is human.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Plural Suffix '-mar' for People

Fill in the blank.

Ammamma ___ vannu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: mar
Ammamma is human.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Plural Suffix '-mar' for People

Choose the correct plural.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Pusthangal
Books are not human.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Plural Suffix '-mar' for People

Choose the correct plural.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: veedukal
Inanimate plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Plural Suffix '-ukal'

Choose the correct plural.

Achan -> ?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Achanmar
Achan is human.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Plural Suffix '-mar' for People

Score: /8

よくある質問 (4)

No, only for inanimate objects.
You might need a bridge consonant.
No, use -kal for animals.
Yes, it is the standard human plural.
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