-বোৰ / -বিলাক

Many Things: -বোৰ and -বিলাক

Level 2Sounds Like bōra / -bilāka

-বোৰ and -বিলাক mean “more than one”. The verb does not change.

How It Works

The plural ending goes on the noun with no space.

OneThe many
মানুহ “person”মানুহবোৰ “the people”
দোকান “shop”দোকানবিলাক “the shops”
কিতাপ “book”কিতাপবোৰ “the books”
ফুল “flower”ফুলবোৰ “the flowers”

Both endings are in everyday use.

The verb does not change for one or many. ল’ৰাবোৰ খেলে “the boys play” uses the same ending -ে as one boy.

A bare noun leaves the number open: মই ফুল ভাল পাওঁ “I like flowers”. With the ending it points to the ones you mean: মই ফুলবোৰ ভাল পাওঁ “I like the flowers”.

A plural noun for people or animals can take -ক when it receives the action: মই ল’ৰাবোৰক মাতোঁ “I call the boys”.

A noun with a number stays single: দুটা কিতাপ “two books”. For a group of people there is also -সকল.

Examples (5)

  1. মানুহবোৰ তাৰ পৰা আহে।

    The people come from there.

    মানুহবোৰ is the plural of মানুহ.

  2. দোকানবিলাক কেতিয়া খোল খায়?

    When do the shops open?

    -বিলাক makes দোকান plural, and খোল খায় means “opens”.

  3. কিতাপবোৰ টেবুলত আছে।

    The books are on the table.

    The verb আছে is the same for one or many.

  4. ল’ৰাবোৰ বাহিৰত খেলে।

    The boys play outside.

    The verb খেলে does not change.

  5. মই ফুলবোৰ ভাল পাওঁ।

    I like the flowers.

    ফুল is a thing, so it takes no -ক.

Common Mistakes

  • Do not add a plural ending after a number.

    দুটা কিতাপবোৰ
    দুটা কিতাপ

    The number already says “two”, so the noun stays as it is.

How It Connects

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-বোৰ / -বিলাকLevel 2Many Things: -বোৰ and -বিলাক

Learn This First

-বোৰ takes the place of -জন when you mean more than one, so learners need -জন first.