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Plurality: Making More Than One

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Unlock the power of numbers by transforming single objects into groups with simple gender-based suffix shifts.

  • Convert masculine nouns ending in -o to their plural -a form.
  • Apply the -io suffix to feminine nouns to indicate plurality.
  • Master the nasalized -ā̃ ending for neuter nouns.
One is great, but more is better!

你将学到什么

Rules for changing singular nouns into plurals. Understand the shifts in endings for different genders.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to correctly pluralize masculine nouns ending in 'o' in written sentences.
  2. 2
    By the end you will be able to distinguish between singular and plural feminine/neuter nouns in spoken Gujarati.

技巧与窍门 (2)

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Check Gender

Always identify if the noun is masculine or feminine first.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Pluralizing Masculine Nouns
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Check Gender

Always identify the noun's gender first.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Pluralizing Feminine/Neuter Nouns

核心词汇 (6)

છોકરો (Chokro) Boy છોકરી (Chokri) Girl ચોપડી (Chopdi) Book ઘડો (Ghado) Pot છોકરું (Chokrũ) Child (Neuter) ઓરડો (Ordo) Room

Real-World Preview

shopping-cart

At the Market

Review Summary

  • Noun(-o) -> Noun(-ā)
  • Noun(-i) -> Noun(-io)
  • Noun(-ũ) -> Noun(-ā̃)

常见错误

Learners often apply the feminine '-io' ending to masculine nouns. Remember that masculine 'o' always shifts to 'ā'.

Wrong: Chokro -> Chokrio
正确: Chokro -> Chokrā

Forgetting the nasalization (anusvar) on neuter plurals makes them sound masculine. The dot above the 'ā' is crucial.

Wrong: Chokrũ -> Chokrā
正确: Chokrũ -> Chokrā̃

Treating feminine nouns like masculine ones by using the '-ā' ending. Feminine nouns require the '-io' suffix.

Wrong: Chopdi -> Chopdā
正确: Chopdi -> Chopdio

Next Steps

You're doing great! Plurals are a huge step toward speaking natural Gujarati. Keep practicing these endings and they will become second nature.

Label items in your room using plural Gujarati nouns.

Listen to a Gujarati nursery rhyme and count the plural nouns you hear.

Continue to: Possession: My, Your, and His

快速练习 (6)

Pluralize 'chhokro'.

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✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: chhokra
O changes to A.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Pluralizing Masculine Nouns

Fill in the blank.

છોકરી ___ રમે છે.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ઓ
Feminine plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Pluralizing Feminine/Neuter Nouns

Which is plural?

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ghar
Consonant nouns are invariable.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Pluralizing Masculine Nouns

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

ત્રણ છોકરી રમે છે.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ત્રણ છોકરીઓ રમે છે.
Need plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Pluralizing Feminine/Neuter Nouns

Choose the correct plural.

પાનું -> ?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: પાનાં
Neuter plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Pluralizing Feminine/Neuter Nouns

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

ghoda chhe (plural)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ghoda
Already plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Pluralizing Masculine Nouns

Score: /6

常见问题 (4)

No, many end in consonants.
They use different rules, usually -io.
Gujarati uses suffixes to show plurality.
Mostly for feminine, but neuter varies.
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