{"id":449,"date":"2012-07-20T18:53:03","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T22:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=449"},"modified":"2012-07-20T18:53:03","modified_gmt":"2012-07-20T22:53:03","slug":"plural-nouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/plural-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Plural Nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nLast month we learned about numbers and counting<\/a> in Hebrew. let’s now put them to good use.<\/p>\n

Nouns are a very useful thing in any language. They help us identify the object we are speaking about. But talking\u00a0about more than one thing is sometimes necessary (if you want three apples, imagine asking May I have one apple?…May I have one<\/em>\u00a0apple?…May I have one apple?<\/em>). More than one noun is referred to as a plural noun. So we can save time and trouble by asking “May I have three apples?”.<\/p>\n

In Hebrew, nouns mark their plural by the endings \u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> (eem<\/em>) and \u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/span> (ot<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Masculine Plural Nouns<\/h3>\n

Most masculine nouns in Hebrew take the ending \u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span>. But, with nouns that end in \u05b6\u05d4<\/span>, or \u05b4\u05d9<\/span>, you drop these endings and then you add on the plural ending.<\/p>\n

\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7<\/span> (bag<\/em>) – \u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> (bags<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05d4<\/span> (teacher<\/em>) – \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> (teachers<\/em>) – the \u05b4\u05d9<\/span> is dropped<\/em><\/p>\n

\u05e2\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d0\u05d9<\/span> (journalist<\/em>) – \u05e2\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d0\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> (journalists<\/em>)
\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2012\/07\/masc_pl.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n

Feminine Plural Nouns<\/h3>\n

Feminine nouns take the ending \u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/span>. And like the masculine nouns, feminine nouns drop the endings \u05b8\u05d4<\/span> and \u05ea<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u05de\u05b0\u05d2\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (drawer<\/em>) – \u05de\u05d2\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea<\/span> (drawers<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (castle<\/em>) – \u05d8\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea<\/span> (castles<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea<\/span> (handle<\/em>) – \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/span> (handles<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\u05de\u05b7\u05e4\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05ea<\/span> (napkin<\/em>) – \u05de\u05e4\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea<\/span> (napkins<\/em>)
\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2012\/07\/fem_pl.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n

Exceptions to the Rule<\/h3>\n

Yes, with every set of rules there are exceptions. And languages have them too. In Hebrew, There are some exceptions, e.g. the masculine noun \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05df<\/span> \u2018table\u2019 has the feminine plural form of \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/span>. But that still means that the masculine noun \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05df<\/span> keeps a masculine agreement when used with adjectives: \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> \u2018gorgeous tables\u2019<\/p>\n

Also, some feminine nouns may take a masculine ending. The feminine noun \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> \u2018year\u2019 has the masculine plural ending \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Check Yourself<\/h3>\n

Look at the following words. Some are already in the plural and some are in the singular. Can you change the plural words to singular and the singular words to plural? Answers will be given in the next post:<\/p>\n

\u05ea\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3<\/span> (tahl-meed<\/em>) – student<\/p>\n

\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> (lee-mon-eem<\/em>) – lemons<\/p>\n

\u05ea\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/span> (tahl-meed-oht<\/em>) – students<\/p>\n

\u05d9\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (yahl-dah<\/em>) – girl<\/p>\n

In Future Posts<\/h3>\n

Because of this mixing of rules and exceptions with nouns and their different forms, I’ll be listing their plural forms in the vocabulary lists so you will see and recognize when they decide to show up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

– Last month we learned about numbers and counting in Hebrew. let’s now put them to good use. Nouns are a very useful thing in any language. They help us identify the object we are speaking about. But talking\u00a0about more than one thing is sometimes necessary (if you want three apples, imagine asking May I…<\/p>\n

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