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Learning the Korean 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 Korean language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Korean.
Korean 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 | Korean Plural |
|---|---|
| Plural | 복수 - bok su |
| my book | 나의 책 - na ui chaek |
| my books | 나의 책(들) - na ui chaeg deur |
| our daughter | 우리의 딸 - u ri ui ttal |
| our daughters | 우리의 딸(들) - u ri ui ttar deur |
| I'm cold | 나는 추워요 - na neun chu wo yo |
| we're cold | 우리는 추워요 - u ri neun chu wo yo |
| his chickens | 그의 닭(들) - geu ui dalg deur |
| their chicken | 그들의 닭 - geu deur ui dalk |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Plural in Korean has a logical pattern. Locate the Plural above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Korean.
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Korean placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Korean vocabulary.
| English Plural | Korean Plural |
|---|---|
| alligator | 악어 - ag eo |
| alligators | 악어(들) - ag eo deur |
| bear | 곰 - gom |
| bears | 곰(들) - gom deur |
| bird | 새 - sae |
| birds | 새(들) - sae deur |
| bull | 황소 - hwang so |
| bulls | 황소(들) - hwang so deur |
| cat | 고양이 - go yang i |
| cats | 고양이(들) - go yang i deur |
| cow | 암소 - am so |
| cows | 암소(들) - am so deur |
| deer | 사슴 - sa seum |
| many deer | 여러 마리의 사슴 - yeo reo ma ri ui sa seum |
| dog | 개 - gae |
| dogs | 개(들) - gae deur |
| donkey | 당나귀 - dang na gwi |
| donkeys | 당나귀(들) - dang na gwi deur |
| eagle | 독수리 - dok su ri |
| eagles | 독수리(들) - dok su ri deur |
| elephant | 코끼리 - ko kki ri |
| elephants | 코끼리(들) - ko kki ri deur |
| giraffe | 기린 - gi rin |
| giraffes | 기린(들) - gi rin deur |
| goat | 염소 - yeom so |
| goats | 염소(들) - yeom so deur |
| horse | 말 - mal |
| horses | 말(들) - mar deur |
| lion | 사자 - sa ja |
| lions | 사자(들) - sa ja deur |
| monkey | 원숭이 - won sung i |
| monkeys | 원숭이(들) - won sung i deur |
| mouse | 쥐 - jwi |
| mice | 쥐(들) - jwi deur |
| rabbit | 토끼 - to kki |
| rabbits | 토끼(들) - to kki deur |
| snake | 뱀 - baem |
| snakes | 뱀(들) - baem deur |
| tiger | 호랑이 - ho rang i |
| tigers | 호랑이(들) - ho rang i deur |
| wolf | 늑대 - neuk dae |
| wolves | 늑대(들) - neuk dae deur |
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