Plural -न

Plurals Before Postpositions: -न

Level 2Sounds Like na (bahuvacana)

Before a postposition, a plural noun adds -न, but not right after a number.

How It Works

Add -न after the noun. A noun that ends in -आ drops the आ: लरिका gives लरिकन.

Use it before का, से, मा, पर, कै and खातिर: लरिकन खातिर, घरन पर. After a number the noun stays plain: दस दिन मा.

Without a postposition, the plain noun is enough: दुइ लरिका, सब घर. You may add लोग or सब to a people word: लरिका लोग.

Do not mix this up with घरे, where -े means at or to.

मास्टर जी लरिकन का पढ़ावत अहैं।
The teacher is teaching the children.
लरिकन is the plural before का.
ऊ परिवारन का खाना देत अहै।
She gives food to the families.
परिवारन is the plural before का.
घरन मा बत्ती जरत अहैं।
Lights are on in the houses.
घरन is the plural before मा.
ऊ फिलिमन कै बात करत अहै।
He is talking about films.
फिलिमन is the plural before कै.
गाँव कै लोगन से पूछौ।
Ask the village people.
लोगन is लोग plus -न.

Using the singular before a postposition for several people.
हम लरिका से पूछेन।
हम लरिकन से पूछेन।
Without -न, लरिका से means one child.

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Plural -नLevel 2Plurals Before Postpositions: -न

The -न plural appears only in front of a postposition.

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