Hindi Plural
Learning the Hindi Plural is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Hindi language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Hindi.
Hindi Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Hindi Plural |
| Plural | bahuvachan - बहुवचन |
| my book | meri pustak or meri kitab - मेरी पुस्तक or मेरी किताब |
| my books | meri pustaken or meri kitaben - मेरी पुस्तकें or मेरी किताबें |
| our daughter | hamari beti - हमारी बेटी |
| our daughters | hamari betiyan - हमारी बेटियाँ |
| I'm cold | mujhe thand lag rahi hai | - मुझे ठण्ड लग रही है | |
| we're cold | hamen thand lag rahi hai | - हमें ठण्ड लग रही है | |
| his chickens | usaki murgiyan - उसकी मुर्गियां |
| their chicken | unake chikan - उनके चिकन |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Plural in Hindi has a logical pattern. Locate the Plural above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Devanagari.
List of Plurals in Hindi
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Hindi placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hindi vocabulary.
| English Plural | Hindi Plural |
| alligator | ghadiayal - घडि़याल |
| alligators | ghadiyalon - घडियालों |
| bear | bhaalu - भालू |
| bears | bhaluon - भालुओं |
| bird | pakshi - पक्षी |
| birds | pakshiyon - पक्षियों |
| bull | bail - बैल |
| bulls | bailen - बैलें |
| cat | billi - बिल्ली |
| cats | billiyon - बिल्लियों |
| cow | gaay - गाय |
| cows | gaayen - गायें |
| deer | hiran - हिरन |
| many deer | kai hiran - कई हिरण |
| dog | kutta - कुत्ता |
| dogs | kutte - कुत्ते |
| donkey | gadha - गधा |
| donkeys | gadahe - गदहे |
| eagle | gasrd - गस्र्ड |
| eagles | garoodon - गरूडों |
| elephant | haathi - हाथी |
| elephants | haathiyon - हाथियों |
| giraffe | jiraf - जिराफ़ |
| giraffes | jirafon - जिराफों |
| goat | bakra - बकरा |
| goats | bakariyon - बकरियों |
| horse | ghoda - घोड़ा |
| horses | ghode - घोड़े |
| lion | sher - शेर |
| lions | sheron - शेरों |
| monkey | bandar - बंदर |
| monkeys | bandaron - बंदरों |
| mouse | chooha - चूहा |
| mice | choohon - चूहों |
| rabbit | kharagosh - ख़रगोश |
| rabbits | kharagoshon - खरगोशों |
| snake | saanp - साँप |
| snakes | saanpon - साँपों |
| tiger | baagh - बाघ |
| tigers | baaghon - बाघों |
| wolf | bhediya - भेड़िया |
| wolves | bhediye - भेड़िये |
Plural and Singular have a very important role in Hindi, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Devanagari Plural, you might want to check the rest of our Hindi lessons here: Learn Hindi. Don't forget to bookmark this page.