हरू

Making Plurals with हरू

Level 1Sounds Like harū

हरू joins a noun and makes it mean more than one.

How It Works

हरू makes a noun plural. Write it joined to the noun.

OneMore than one
किताबकिताबहरू
केटाकेटाहरू
साथीसाथीहरू
तपाईंतपाईंहरू

A postposition comes after हरू: साथीहरूलाई, किताबहरूमा.

After a number or a word like धेरै (many), Nepali usually leaves हरू out. The usual way to say it is दुई किताब. The number already shows there is more than one.

In writing, a plural noun usually takes the plural verb: किताबहरू टेबुलमा छन् uses छन्, the plural of छ. In speech, a plural thing often keeps the singular छ.

The standard spelling ends in ू. You may see हरु in casual writing, but the standard spelling is हरू.

Examples (5)

  1. किताबहरू टेबुलमा छन्।

    The books are on the table.

    हरू makes किताब plural, and the verb is the plural छन्.

  2. केटाहरू बजार जान्छन्।

    The boys go to the market.

    The verb ends in -छन् for more than one person.

  3. मेरा साथीहरू यहाँ बस्छन्।

    My friends live here.

    The word for my has the plural ending -ा, and हरू follows साथी.

  4. दुई किताब टेबुलमा छन्।

    Two books are on the table.

    After a number, हरू is usually left off.

  5. तपाईंहरू चिया पिउनुहुन्छ?

    Do you all drink tea?

    हरू can follow तपाईं for you all.

Common Mistakes

  • Writing हरू as a separate word.

    मेरा साथी हरू यहाँ छन्।
    मेरा साथीहरू यहाँ छन्।

    हरू joins the noun.

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