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Learning the Bengali 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 Bengali language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Bengali.
Bengali 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.
While in English, the plural is formed by adding (s) to the singular. In Bengali, to form the plural of nouns and adjectives we add (-gulo, -guli, ra, bohu, kichhu, koyek) to words. Or sometimes (anek) is prefixed to the word. Here are some examples:
Ekjon bandhu (one friend), Bandhuguli/ bandhugulo (those friends), anek bandhu (many friends), bandhura (friends)
Eqti nari (one woman) becomes: koyekjon nari (some women)
Eta amar laal gaari (this is my red car) becomes: ei amaar laal gaariguli (these are my red cars)
Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Bengali Plural |
|---|---|
| Plural | bohubochon - বওহুবওচওন্ |
| my book | amar boi - অমর্ বওই |
| my books | amar boi gulo - অমর্ বওই গুলও |
| our daughter | amader konna - অমডএর্ কওন্ন |
| our daughters | amader konnara - অমডএর্ কওন্নর |
| I'm cold | ami shitol - অমি শিটওল্ |
| we're cold | amora shitol - অমওর শিটওল্ |
| his chickens | tar murgir bassa gulo - টর্ মুর্গির্ বস্স গুলও |
| their chicken | tahader murgir bassa gulo - টহডএর্ মুর্গির্ বস্স গুলও |
Notice the structure of the Plural in Bengali.
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Bengali placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Bengali vocabulary.
| English Plural | Bengali Plural |
|---|---|
| alligator | american kumir - অমএরিcঅন্ কুমির্ |
| alligators | american kumir gulo - অমএরিcঅন্ কুমির্ গুলও |
| bear | bohon kora - বওহওন্ কওর |
| bears | bohon kora - বওহওন্ কওর |
| bird | pakhi - পখি |
| birds | pakhi gulo - পখি গুলও |
| bull | bis, sar - বিস্, সর্ |
| bulls | basur, soto goru - বসুর্, সওটও গওরু |
| cat | biral - বিরল্ |
| cats | biral gulo - বিরল্ গুলও |
| cow | gavi - গবি |
| cows | gavi gulo - গবি গুলও |
| deer | horin - হওরিন্ |
| many deer | aunek horin - ঔনএক্ হওরিন্ |
| dog | kukur - কুকুর্ |
| dogs | kukur gulo - কুকুর্ গুলও |
| donkey | gadda - গড্ড |
| donkeys | gadda gulo - গড্ড গুলও |
| eagle | igol pakhi - ইগওল্ পখি |
| eagles | igol pakhi gulo - ইগওল্ পখি গুলও |
| elephant | hati - হটি |
| elephants | hati gulo - হটি গুলও |
| giraffe | ziraff (ak jatio lamba prani) - zইরff (অক্ জটিও লম্ব প্রনি) |
| giraffes | ziraff gulo (ak jatio lamba prani) - zইরff গুলও (অক্ জটিও লম্ব প্রনি) |
| goat | sagol - সগওল্ |
| goats | sagol gulo - সগওল্ গুলও |
| horse | ghora - ঘওর |
| horses | ghora gulo - ঘওর গুলও |
| lion | singho - সিন্ঘও |
| lions | singho gulo - সিন্ঘও গুলও |
| monkey | banor - বনওর্ |
| monkeys | banor gulo - বনওর্ গুলও |
| mouse | idur - ইডুর্ |
| mice | soto idur - সওটও ইডুর্ |
| rabbit | khorgos - খওর্গওস্ |
| rabbits | khorgos gulo - খওর্গওস্ গুলও |
| snake | sap - সপ্ |
| snakes | sap gulo - সপ্ গুলও |
| tiger | bagh - বঘ্ |
| tigers | bagh gulo - বঘ্ গুলও |
| wolf | nekre bagh - নএক্রএ বঘ্ |
| wolves | nekre bagh gulo - নএক্রএ বঘ্ গুলও |
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