Language/Gujarati/Grammar/Nouns

Gujarati Grammar - Nouns

Hi Gujarati learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn about Gujarati nouns.

What are Nouns?

In grammar, nouns are words used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, or an abstract idea. In Gujarati, nouns are called સંજ્ઞાનામ (sanjnaama).

For example, in the sentence "મારો નામ જોહાન છે" (Māro nām johān chhe), નામ (nām) means "name", which is a noun.

Types of Nouns

In Gujarati, nouns are generally classified into two types: જાતિનામ (jaatinaama) - "common noun" and વિશેષણામ (visheShnaama) - "proper noun".

Common Nouns

Common nouns refer to any ordinary person, place, thing or idea.

Examples:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
કાકી	Kākī	Grandmother
સ્કૂલ	Skūl	School
ચાય	Chāy	Tea

Proper nouns, on the other hand, refer to specific persons, places or things.

Proper Nouns

Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter and refer to a specific name or title of a person, place or thing.

Examples:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
જોહાન	Johān	Johan
જુનાગઢ	Junāgadha	Junagadh
લિનક્સ	Links	Linux

Gender of Nouns

In Gujarati, just like in many other languages, nouns also have gender - masculine, feminine, or neuter.

Examples:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
પુરુષ	PuruSh	Masculine
સ્ત્રી	Strī	Feminine
નપુંસક	Napunshak	Neuter

Plural Forms of Nouns

In Gujarati, there is no specific plural form of most nouns. In fact, the plural is usually made by adding a word that means "more" or "many".

Examples:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
બાળકો	Bālako	Children (literally "more children")
પુસ્તકો	Pustako	Books (literally "many books")
વસ્તુઓ	Vastuo	Things (literally "many things")

Dialogue

• Person 1: તમને કેમ લાગે મારી પુસ્તકો? (Tamanē kēm lāgē mārī pustako?) (How do you like my books?)
• Person 2: તે અચ્છી છે. મને તમારી વસ્તુઓ પણ પસંદ છે. (Tē achchī chhe. Manē tamārī vastuo paṇ pasand chhe.) (It's good. I also like your things.)

Tips

To improve your Gujarati Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

Sources

• Gujarati grammar - Wikipedia
• Gujarati Nouns
• Gujarati Nouns - Learn Gujarati language

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Related Lessons

• Adjectives
• Conditional Mood
• Negation
• Future Tense
• Pronouns
• How to Use Have
• How to Use Be
• Gender
• Questions
• Feminine (se'te'rī સ્ત્રી)