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Masculine Nouns in '-o'

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Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds

In Gujarati, most nouns ending in the vowel '-o' are masculine; remember this to correctly match your adjectives and verbs.

  • Nouns ending in '-o' are typically masculine: 'chhokro' (boy).
  • Adjectives must change their ending to match the noun: 'saro chhokro' (good boy).
  • Verbs often reflect the gender of the subject: 'chhokro aavyo' (the boy came).
Noun(-o) + Adjective(-o) + Verb(-yo)

Masculine Agreement Pattern

Noun Adjective Verb (Past) Meaning
Chhokro
Saro
Aavyo
Good boy came
Ghodo
Moto
Dodyo
Big horse ran
Pankho
Juno
Chalyo
Old fan worked
Rasto
Lambo
Bandh thayo
Long road closed
Mitro
Saro
Bolyo
Good friend spoke
Thailo
Moto
Malyo
Big bag found

Meanings

This rule defines the grammatical gender of nouns ending in the vowel '-o', which is the primary marker for masculine singular nouns in Gujarati.

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Masculine Singular

Identifies a single male person, animal, or object as masculine.

“છોકરો (chhokro - boy)”

“ઘોડો (ghodo - horse)”

Reference Table

Reference table for Masculine Nouns in '-o'
Form Structure Example
Affirmative
Noun + Adj + Verb
Chhokro saro chhe
Negative
Noun + na + Verb
Chhokro na aavyo
Question
Shu + Noun + Verb?
Shu chhokro aavyo?
Short Answer
Noun + Verb
Chhokro aavyo
Plural
Noun + Adj + Verb
Chhokra sara aavya
Oblique
Noun + Postposition
Chhokra-e kam karyu

격식 수준 스펙트럼

격식체
આ છોકરો સારો છે.

આ છોકરો સારો છે. (General)

중립
છોકરો સારો છે.

છોકરો સારો છે. (General)

비격식체
છોકરો સારો છે!

છોકરો સારો છે! (General)

속어
છોકરો જોરદાર છે!

છોકરો જોરદાર છે! (General)

The '-o' Gender Family

Masculine Noun

People

  • Chhokro Boy

Animals

  • Ghodo Horse

Objects

  • Pankho Fan

Gender Endings

Masculine
Chhokro Boy
Feminine
Chhokri Girl
Neuter
Patru Letter

Is it Masculine?

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Does it end in -o?

YES
Likely Masculine
NO
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Common '-o' Nouns

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Living

  • • Chhokro
  • • Ghodo
  • • Mitro
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Objects

  • • Pankho
  • • Thailo
  • • Rasto
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수준별 예문

1

આ છોકરો છે.

This is a boy.

2

ઘોડો મોટો છે.

The horse is big.

3

પંખો સારો છે.

The fan is good.

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મારો ભાઈ આવ્યો.

My brother came.

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શું આ છોકરો તમારો છે?

Is this boy yours?

2

તેણે સારો ઘોડો ખરીદ્યો.

He bought a good horse.

3

આ પંખો નથી ચાલતો.

This fan is not working.

4

નાનો છોકરો રમે છે.

The small boy is playing.

1

તેણે મોટા ઘોડાને જોયો.

He saw the big horse.

2

મારો મિત્ર ખૂબ સારો છે.

My friend is very good.

3

આ રસ્તો ઘણો લાંબો છે.

This road is very long.

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તેણે જૂનો પંખો ફેંકી દીધો.

He threw away the old fan.

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આવો સારો છોકરો મેં ક્યારેય નથી જોયો.

I have never seen such a good boy.

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તેણે દોડતા ઘોડાને રોક્યો.

He stopped the running horse.

3

આ રસ્તો બંધ હોવાથી અમે પાછા ફર્યા.

Since this road was closed, we returned.

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તેનો પંખો અવાજ કરતો હતો.

His fan was making noise.

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તેણે જે ઘોડો પસંદ કર્યો તે ખૂબ જ ઝડપી હતો.

The horse he chose was very fast.

2

આવો મોટો રસ્તો બનાવવો સરળ નથી.

Building such a big road is not easy.

3

તેણે પોતાના મિત્રને પત્ર લખ્યો.

He wrote a letter to his friend.

4

આ પંખાનો અવાજ મને ગમતો નથી.

I do not like the sound of this fan.

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તેણે જે રીતે ઘોડાને સંભાળ્યો તે પ્રશંસનીય હતું.

The way he handled the horse was commendable.

2

આ રસ્તા પર ચાલવું જોખમી હોઈ શકે છે.

Walking on this road can be dangerous.

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તેણે પોતાના મિત્ર સાથે લાંબી ચર્ચા કરી.

He had a long discussion with his friend.

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આ પંખો જૂની શૈલીનો છે.

This fan is of an old style.

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Masculine Nouns in '-o' 대 Feminine '-i'

Learners mix up '-o' and '-i'.

자주 하는 실수

✗

sari chhokro

✓

saro chhokro

Adjective must match masculine noun.
✗

chhokro aavi

✓

chhokro aavyo

Verb must match masculine noun.
✗

pankhi saro

✓

pankho saro

Noun gender is fixed.
✗

ghoda saro

✓

ghodo saro

Singular vs plural confusion.
✗

moto chhokri

✓

moti chhokri

Adjective must match feminine noun.
✗

chhokro na aavi

✓

chhokro na aavyo

Verb agreement in negative.
✗

saro ghoda

✓

saro ghodo

Wrong singular form.
✗

chhokra-e aavyo

✓

chhokra-e aavyu

Transitive verb agreement.
✗

sara rasto

✓

saro rasto

Adjective agreement.
✗

pankho-ni

✓

pankha-ni

Oblique case error.
✗

chhokro-ne aavyo

✓

chhokro aavyo

Case marking error.
✗

ghodo-e

✓

ghoda-e

Oblique form error.
✗

saro-o chhokro

✓

saro chhokro

Redundant suffix.

문장 패턴

___ સારો છે.

Real World Usage

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મારો મિત્ર.

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Check the ending

Always look at the last letter.

Smart Tips

Check your adjectives.

sari chhokro → saro chhokro

발음

o as in 'go'

The '-o' sound

It is a long, rounded vowel.

Declarative

Chhokro saro chhe ↘

Statement of fact

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기억법

Think of the letter 'O' as a big, round, masculine circle.

시각적 연상

Imagine a boy (chhokro) riding a horse (ghodo) under a spinning fan (pankho). All three end in 'o'!

Rhyme

If the word ends in an O, it's a boy, don't you know!

Story

A boy (chhokro) bought a horse (ghodo). He put a fan (pankho) in the stable. The road (rasto) was long.

Word Web

ChhokroGhodoPankhoRastoThailoMitro

챌린지

Find 3 objects in your room that end in 'o' and label them as masculine.

문화 노트

Gender is very important in social interactions.

Derived from Sanskrit masculine endings.

대화 시작하기

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તમારો મિત્ર કેવો છે?

일기 주제

Describe your brother.

자주 하는 실수

Incorrect

정답

Incorrect

정답

Incorrect

정답

Incorrect

정답

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Test Yourself

Fill in the blank.

છોકરો ___ છે.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: saro
Masculine agreement.

Score: /1

연습 문제

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Fill in the blank.

છોકરો ___ છે.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: saro
Masculine agreement.

Score: /1

자주 묻는 질문 (1)

Almost all, yes.

Scaffolded Practice

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Mastery Progress

Needs Practice

Improving

Strong

Mastered

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In Other Languages

Spanish high

Masculine -o

Gujarati has a neuter gender too.

French low

Le/La

Gujarati uses suffixes.

German moderate

Der/Die/Das

Gujarati is suffix-based.

Japanese none

None

Gujarati is gendered.

Arabic moderate

Masculine/Feminine

Arabic has dual forms.

Chinese none

None

Gujarati is gendered.

Learning Path

Prerequisites

Next
Feminine Nouns in '-i'

Related Grammar Rules

A1

Feminine Nouns in '-i'
A1

Neuter Nouns in '-u'
A1

Gender Neutral Nouns
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