Magahi/Grammar
From LING073
Nouns
Plural Forms
- Plurality is expressed via the suffix "-an", and if the final vowel is long, shorten it:
- It can also be expressed by adding the word "sab" or "log" for human noun after the singular form:
Case
None of these cases can be applied to the plural form of a noun.
- You can form the locative case by adding the suffix "-ē." If the noun ended in "ā", it gets removed and if it ended in "ī" or "ū," the vowel gets shortened.
- You can form the instrumental case by adding the suffix "-ē̃." The same process of removing or shortening vowels as in the locative applies.
- Other cases may be indicated using postpositions.
Pronouns
Person | Singular | Sg.Genitive | Sg. Oblique | Plural | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | ham | `hamar` | `hamara` | `hamani` | |
Second Honorific | definite direct object | <acc> | ны, ни, ну, нү, ды, ди, ду, дү, ты, ти, ту, тү | алма<n><acc> ↔ алманы | гүл<n><acc> ↔ гүлдү |
Third Proximate Honorific | possessor | <gen> | нын, нин, нун, нүн, дын, дин, дун, дүн, тын, тин, тун, түн | алма<n><gen> ↔ алманын | гүл<n><gen> ↔ гүлдүн |
Third Non-Proximate Honorific | "to" | <dat> | га, го, ге, гө, ка, ко, ке, кө | алма<n><dat> ↔ алмага | гүл<n><dat> ↔ гүлгө |