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masculine type 2
sing pl sing pl
direct bhāi bhāi oblique bhāi bhāiyō
brother brothers brother brothers
feminine type 1
direct beTīT beTiyā oblique beTīT beTiyōō
daughter daughters daughter daughters
feminine type 2
direct bahan bahane oblique bahan bahanō
sister sisters sister sisters

Adjectives
Adjectives can be divided into two categories: those that
change forms with the nouns they qualify and those that do
not change form at all. When adjectives do change form, the
HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
ending -ā becomes -ī orī -e according to the number, gender
N
and case of the noun.
acchhā (good) is an adjective that changes:
sing pl
masc acchhā kamrā acchhe kamre
good room good rooms
fem acchhī gāRīR acchhī gāRīR ā
good train good trains
mashhūr (r famous) is an adjective that does not change:
Nouns / Adjectives
sing pl
masc mashhūr hōtal mashhūr hōtal
famous hotel famous hotels
fem mashhūr gāRīR mashhūr gāRīyR ā
famous train famous trains
Note that, for adjectives which change, the feminine form
stays the same in the singular and the plural.
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