Masculine Plurals With the Same Form
Do not add ے automatically. Learn whether a masculine noun keeps one form before changing it.
How It Works
ایک گھر means one house, while دو گھر means two houses.
کئی شہر بڑے ہیں uses the same noun form with کئی and plural agreement.
In گھر میں لوگ ہیں, the singular location and plural people are shown by context and agreement.
Even an unchanged direct plural can have an oblique form: گھروں میں means in the houses.
Examples (4)
- ایک گھر
one house
The noun is singular after ایک.
- دو گھر
two houses
The direct form stays گھر in the plural.
- کئی شہر بڑے ہیں
Several cities are large.
کئی and plural agreement show the count.
- گھروں میں
in the houses
The oblique plural adds وں even though the direct form is unchanged.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Recognize the masculine noun class. Understand that plural meaning need not change the noun’s visible form.
Related Patterns
- -ا / -ہ → -ے (مذکر جمع)A Common Masculine Plural
Compare a masculine noun pattern with a visible ending change.
Level 1 - -یںAnother Feminine Plural Pattern
Feminine plural nouns often show a distinct ending.
Level 1 - Noun + میںIn or Inside
Postpositions can reveal an oblique plural even when the direct form is unchanged.
Level 1
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Patterns that build on this one.
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