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Learning the Japanese Plural displayed below is vital to the language. Japanese 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 | Japanese Plural |
|---|---|
| Plural | fukusuu - 複数 |
| my book | watashi no hon - 私の本 |
| my books | watashi no hon - 私の本 |
| our daughter | watashi tachi no musume - 私たちの娘 |
| our daughters | watashi tachi no musume - 私たちの娘 |
| I'm cold | watashi wa samui desu - 私は寒いです |
| we're cold | watashi tachi wa samui desu - 私たちは寒いです |
| his chickens | kare no niwatori - 彼の鶏 |
| their chicken | karera no niwatori - 彼らの鶏 |
Notice the structure of the Plural in Japanese.
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Japanese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Japanese vocabulary.
| English Plural | Japanese Plural |
|---|---|
| alligator | wani - ワニ |
| alligators | wani - ワニ |
| bear | kuma - 熊 |
| bears | kuma - 熊 |
| bird | tori - 鳥 |
| birds | tori - 鳥 |
| bull | oushi - 雄牛 |
| bulls | oushi - 雄牛 |
| cat | neko - 猫 |
| cats | neko - 猫 |
| cow | meushi - 雌牛 |
| cows | meushi - 雌牛 |
| deer | shika - 鹿 |
| many deer | ooku no shika - 多くの鹿 |
| dog | inu - 犬 |
| dogs | inu - 犬 |
| donkey | roba - ロバ |
| donkeys | roba - ロバ |
| eagle | washi - ワシ |
| eagles | washi - ワシ |
| elephant | zou - 象 |
| elephants | zou - 象 |
| giraffe | kirin - キリン |
| giraffes | kirin - キリン |
| goat | yagi - ヤギ |
| goats | yagi - ヤギ |
| horse | uma - 馬 |
| horses | uma - 馬 |
| lion | raion - ライオン |
| lions | raion - ライオン |
| monkey | saru - サル |
| monkeys | saru - サル |
| mouse | nezumi - ネズミ |
| mice | nezumi - ネズミ |
| rabbit | usagi - ウサギ |
| rabbits | usagi - ウサギ |
| snake | hebi - ヘビ |
| snakes | hebi - ヘビ |
| tiger | tora - 虎 |
| tigers | tora - 虎 |
| wolf | ookami - オオカミ |
| wolves | ookami - オオカミ |
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