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pwT 7.2 Grammar Lesson: Singular to Plural

Language Structures: Can identify synonyms and antonyms.

Can modify words using prefixes

Plurals are called bhu-vcn in Punjabi. In Punjabi all parts of speech like nouns,
pronouns, verbs, or adjectives change in plural forms. The plurals are formed in

different ways. The masculine (boy) words change differently from the feminine

(girl) words. Learn these grammar rules to make plurals from singular words.
Change the singular words to plurals in the table below.

Singular to Plural Rules Examples

Rule 4: Feminine (girl) nouns ipAwrI=ipAwrIAW juVI= ……………………………………
usually end in a Bihaari. When we bolI= bolIAW sdI= ……………………………………

change them to a plural, we add kw&I= ……………………………………
an Aida and a Kanna with a Bindi. aucwrI= ……………………………………

svwrI= ……………………………………

inAwrI= ……………………………………

gwauNdI= ……………………………………

suxwauNdI= ……………………………………

inBwauNdI= ……………………………………
l~q= l~qW ijMd= ……………………………………
Rule 5: Some feminine nouns end
Avwz= AvwzW
in a Mukta (no Matra). We add a jwx= ……………………………………
Kanna and Bindi when we make l~K= ……………………………………
them plurals. ilKq = ……………………………………

pihcwx= ……………………………………
N
Grammar Point 1: Possessive Nouns: ’h~QI’ is a possessive for the word ‘h~Q’ that means

h~QW nwl. What do you think Possessive Noun: ‘mu~KoN’ means?N ………………………………………………………………………………….

Grammar Point 2: Prefixes: ‘Ap’ is a prefix that changes the meaning of the word to
mean its opposite. See the examples below.

Original word Word with prefix Original Word Word with Prefix
mwn Apmwn Sbd ApSbd
honor dishonor words, good words bad words

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