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This page provides information about the plural in Nepali. Below is a list of singular (one) and plural (many) words, listed side by side.
| Woman: महिला Mahilā |
Women: महिलाहरु mahilāharu |
Language: भाषा bhāṣā |
Languages: भाषाहरू bhāṣāharū |
| Man: पुरुष puruṣa |
Men: पुरुषहरु puruṣaharu |
Country: देश dēśa |
Countries: देशहरु dēśaharu |
| Boy: केटा kēṭā |
Boys: केटाहरु kēṭāharu |
Lake: ताल tāla |
Lakes: तालहरु tālaharu |
| Girl: केटी kēṭī |
Girls: केटीहरू kēṭīharū |
Pen: कलम kalama |
Pens: कलमहरु kalamaharu |
These examples show a sentence with both singular and plural forms. The list includes the use of nouns, numbers and pronouns.
| I visited one country: म एउटा देश घुमेको छु। ma ē'uṭā dēśa ghumēkō chu. |
She visited three countries: उनीले तीन वटा देश घुमेकी िछन्।- Unīlē tīna vaṭā dēśa ghumēkī ̔ichan.- |
| She has one sister: उनको एउटा बहिनी छ। Unakō ē'uṭā bahinī cha. |
He has two sisters: उसको दुई जना बहिनी छ। Usakō du'ī janā bahinī cha. |
| We speak two languages: हामीले दुई वटा भाषा बोल्छौ। Hāmīlē du'ī vaṭā bhāṣā bōlchau. |
They speak four languages: तिनीहरुलेे चार वटा भाषा बोल्न जान्दछ। Tinīharulēē cāra vaṭā bhāṣā bōlna jāndacha. |
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