Language/Central-pashto/Grammar/Nouns
Hi Central Pashto learners! 😊
In today's lesson, we will be discussing nouns in Central Pashto. We will look at the different types of nouns, how to form them, and how to use them in sentences. By the end of this lesson, you should have a good understanding of Central Pashto nouns.
Types of Nouns
Central Pashto has two main types of nouns: common nouns and proper nouns. Common nouns are general words that refer to people, places, things, or ideas. Proper nouns are specific names for people, places, things, or ideas.
Common Nouns
Common nouns are the most common type of nouns in Central Pashto. They can be used to refer to people, places, things, or ideas. Examples of common nouns include:
- man (person)
- city (place)
- book (thing)
- love (idea)
Common nouns can be singular or plural. To make a common noun plural, add the suffix "-an" to the end of the word. For example, the plural of "man" is "manan".
Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are specific names for people, places, things, or ideas. Examples of proper nouns include:
- John (person)
- Kabul (place)
- The Cat in the Hat (thing)
- Democracy (idea)
Proper nouns are always written with a capital letter.
Using Nouns
Nouns can be used in many different ways in Central Pashto. They can be used as the subject of a sentence, the object of a sentence, or as an adjective.
Subject
The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is performing the action. For example, in the sentence "John is running", "John" is the subject.
Object
The object of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is receiving the action. For example, in the sentence "John is running to the store", "store" is the object.
Adjective
An adjective is a word that describes a noun. For example, in the sentence "John is running to the big store", "big" is an adjective that describes the noun "store".
Conclusion
In this lesson, we discussed nouns in Central Pashto. We looked at the different types of nouns, how to form them, and how to use them in sentences. We also discussed how nouns can be used as the subject, object, or adjective of a sentence.
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