How to make Plural from Singular noun in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Feb 27, 2014 in Hindi Language
In this post, I will tell you how you can convert from the singular noun to plural with some examples. This will also help you to differentiate between singular and plural in Hindi.
Plural is the word through which we get to know that the quantity of something is more than one i.e. लताएँ (Lataayein – Creepers), बच्चे (Bacche – Children), कुत्ते (Kutte – Dogs) , कमरे (Kamare – Rooms) etc. In Hindi, it is called बहुवचन (Bahu Vachan) and the singular form is called एकवचन (Ek Vachan).
So let me show you how you can make plural from its singular form. First bracket shows the romanised spelling and second one shows the meaning in English.
Masculine Nouns
Some noun require that you change the आ at the end to ए to convert them to a plural.
| Singular |
Plural |
| लड़का (ladka) (Boy) | लड़के (ladke) (boys) |
| कमरा (kamra) (Room) | कमरे (kamre) (rooms) |
| घोड़ा (ghoda) (Horse) | घोड़े (ghode) (horses) |
| कुत्ता (kutta) (Dog) | कुत्ते (kutte) (dogs) |
| बेटा (beta) (Son) | बेटे (bete) (sons) |
| रास्ता (rasta) (Way) | रास्ते (raste) (ways) |
Some of the noun require that you add ने, से, में at the end of a plural.
| Singular |
Plural |
| घर (ghar) (Home) | घरों (gharoon) में, से, के (ne, mein, se) |
| डाकू (daku) (Bandit) | डाकुयो (dakoon) ने, में, से (ne, mein, se) |
| साधु (sadu) (Sage) | साधुओ (sadoon)(Sages) ने, में, से (ne, mein, se) |
Feminine Nouns
Noun that require the change of अ at the end to एं to convert them to a plural.
| Singular |
Plural |
| आँख (aakh) (Eye) | आँखे (aankein) (eyes) |
| पुस्तक (pustak) (Book) | पुस्तकें (pustakein) (books) |
| रात (raat) (Night) | रातें (raatein) (nights) |
| बहन (bahen) (Sister) | बहनें (bahenein) (sisters) |
| बांह (banh) (Arm) | बांहें (banhein) (arms) |
Noun that require to add याँ at the end to convert them to a plural.
| Singular |
Plural |
| नीति (niti) (Policy) | नीतियाँ (nitiyan) (policies) |
| लिपि (lipi) (Script) | लिपियाँ (lipiyan) (scripts) |
| गति (gati) (Speed) | गतियाँ (gatiyan) (speeds) |
| प्रति (prati) (Copy) | प्रतियाँ (pratiyan) (copies) |
Noun that require to change the ई at the end to इया to convert them to a plural.
| Singular |
Plural |
| नारी (nari) (Woman) | नारियाँ (nariyan) (women) |
| चाबी (chabi) (Key) | चाबियाँ (chabiyan) (keys) |
| नदी (nadi) (River) | नदियाँ (nadiyan) (rivers) |
| सीढ़ी (sidhi) (Stair) | सीढियाँ (sidhiyan) (stairs) |
| सखी (sakhi) (Fem. friend) | सखियाँ (sakhiyan) (fem. friends) |
Noun that require a chandra bindu (ँ ) at the end to convert them to a plural.
| Singular |
Plural |
| चिड़िया (chidiya) (Sparrow) | चिड़ियाँ (chidiyan) (sparrows) |
| बुढ़िया (budiya) (Old lady) | बुढ़ियाँ (budiyan) (old ladies) |
| पुड़िया (pudiya) (Small packet) | पुड़ियाँ (pudiyan) (small packets) |
Noun that require एँ at the end. Another important change in that some of the noun need to change their ऊ to उ in plural i.e. वधू to वधुएँ
| Singular |
Plural |
| लता (lata) (Crepper) | लताएँ (latein) (creppers) |
| वधू (vadu) (Bride) | वधुएँ (vaduein) (brides) |
| वस्तु (vastu) (Thing) | वस्तुएँ (vastuein) (things) |
| बहू (badu) (Daughter-in-law) | बहुएँ (bahuein) (daughters-in-law) |
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About the Author: Nitin Kumar
Nitin Kumar is a native Hindi speaker from New Delhi, India. His education qualification include Masters in Robotics and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering. Currently, he is working in the Research and Development in Robotics in Germany. He is avid language learner with varied level of proficiency in English, German, Spanish, and Japanese. He wish to learn French one day. His passion for languages motivated him to share his mother tongue, Hindi, and culture and traditions associated with its speakers. He has been working with Transparent Language since 2010 and has written over 430 blogs on various topics on Hindi language and India, its culture and traditions. He is also the Administrator for Hindi Facebook page which has a community of over 330,000 members.
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i want plural form of the word chacha
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@disha plural word of chacha is chacha only. You say, mere do chcha hain (I have two uncles)
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