Magahi/Grammar
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Nouns
Plural Forms
- Plurality is expressed via the suffix "-अन", and if the final vowel is long, shorten it:
- It can also be expressed by adding the word "सब" or "लोग" 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
Personal Pronouns
Person | Singular | Sg.Genitive | Sg. Oblique | Plural |
---|---|---|---|---|
First | हम | हमार | हमारा | हमानि |
Second | तु | तोर | तोरा | तोहनि |
Second Honorific | तोहार | तोहारा | ||
Third Proximate | इ | एकर | एकारा | इ (सब) | |
Third Proximate Honorific | इनकर | इनकारा | ||
Third Non-Proximate | उ | ओकर | ओकारा | उ (सब) | |
Third Non-Proximate Honorific | उनकर | उनकारा |