Plural

Grammatical rules

There are only two numbers in Hindi:

To transform singular into plural, observe the noun termination (remember that there is no article in Hindi) and apply the following rules.

Masculine (पुंलिंग)

Singular Plural
अ (or consonant), इ, ई, उ, ऊ invariable

Exceptions

The following words (translation visible by hovering or tapping on the word) ending with आ remain invariable in the plural.

Examples

The following words are invariable as they end with an अ or a consonant.

Feminine (स्त्रीलिंग)

Singular Plural
इ/ई इयाँ
अ/आ एं
याँ
उ/ऊ एं

Examples

Collective nouns

To obtain a collective noun, add the following suffixes: गण – दल – वर्ग – वृन्द – जन.

Examples

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Exercises