Language/Central-kurdish/Grammar/Plurals
Hi Central Kurdish learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn about the plurals in Central Kurdish. Plurals are a form of a word used to refer to more than one thing. Learning plurals is very important in forming simple to complex sentences in Central Kurdish. Are you ready to learn? Let's get started!
With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Future Tense, Subject Pronouns & Negation.
Forming Plurals in Central Kurdish[edit | edit source]
In Central Kurdish, regular plurals are formed by adding the suffixes -an or -ên to the singular noun. Whether to use -an or -ên depends on the final vowel of the singular word.
Plural suffix -an[edit | edit source]
- If a singular word ends with a vowel, the plural suffix -an is used.
Examples:
| Central Kurdish | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| کڕین | kêrin | house |
| کەڕان | kêran | houses |
| دۆزینەوە | dozînewe | student |
| دۆزینان | dozinan | students |
| سێوە | sewe | apple |
| سێوان | sewan | apples |
Plural suffix -ên[edit | edit source]
- If a singular word ends with a consonant, the plural suffix -ên is used.
Examples:
| Central Kurdish | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| کتێب | kitêb | book |
| کتێبێکان | kitêbêkan | books |
| باشوور | başûr | south |
| باشوورەکان | başûrekân | souths |
| خۆشتر | xweştek | beautiful |
| خۆشترێکان | xweştekêkan | beautifuls |
Irregular Plurals[edit | edit source]
In Central Kurdish, there are many nouns with irregular plurals. Here are some examples:
| Central Kurdish | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| کێ | kê | ear |
| کێک | kek | ears |
| دەنگ | deng | voice |
| دەنگەکان | dengekan | voices |
| شەست | şast | sixty |
| شەستەکان | şastekan | sixties |
Vocabulary[edit | edit source]
Here are some words related to plurals in Central Kurdish that you might find useful:
| Central Kurdish | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| پێویست | pewîst | necessary |
| گشتی | gaştî | general |
| شتێک | ştek | one thing |
| چەند | çend | how many |
| ژمارە | jimarê | number |
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Person 1: لە خۆشترین شتێکەکان دیاری دیت؟ (Lê xweşterîn şteyêkêkan diyarî dît? - What are the most beautiful things you see?)
Person 2: خۆشترین شتێکەکانم هەنگاوەکانن. (Xweşterîn şteyêkêkanem hengawekann. - My favorite things are sunsets.)
Person 1: چەند کتێب هەیە لە خانووەکەت؟ (Çend kitêb heye lê xanûwekêt?) - How many books are in your house?
Person 2: هەشت کتێب هەیە. (Heşt kitêb hewî.) - There are eight books.
Tips to Improve Your Plural Skills[edit | edit source]
1. Practice makes perfect! Try to form plurals using different nouns every day.
2. Watch Central Kurdish movies and listen to songs. You will get exposed to different words and gain insight into how to form plurals.
3. Learn from native speakers. Find native speakers of Central Kurdish on Polyglot Club and ask them any questions!
4. Improve your Central Kurdish Grammar with other wikicode lessons!