📚

plural

beginnerA1

/ˈplʊrəl/ · plu-ral

Relating to or denoting more than one person or thing.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Relating to or denoting more than one person or thing.

ایک سے زیادہ افراد یا چیزوں سے متعلق یا ظاہر کرنے والا۔

جمع

jam'a

Formal: جمع

Synonyms

multipleseveralmanyکئیمتعددبہت سے

Antonyms

singularمفرد

Common Collocations

  • plural form
  • plural noun
  • make plural

Example Sentences

In English, the plural of 'cat' is 'cats'.

انگریزی میں 'بھیڑ' کا جمع 'بھیڑیں' ہے۔

Angrezi mein 'bheer' ka jam'a 'bheerain' hai.

To form the plural, you usually add 's' at the end of the word.

جمع بنانے کے لیے، آپ عام طور پر لفظ کے آخر میں 's' شامل کرتے ہیں۔

Jam'a bananay ke liye, aap aam tor par lafz ke aakhir mein 's' shamil karte hain.

Some nouns have irregular plural forms.

کچھ اسموں کے غیر باقاعدہ جمع ہوتے ہیں۔

Kuch asmon ke ghair baqaida jam'a hotay hain.

Easily Confused With

singular:Singular refers to one item or individual, while plural indicates more than one.

Word Family

plurality
nounکثرت
pluralize
verbجمع بنانے کے

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'plural' as 'plus' because 'more' is added.

Imagine a group of cats to remember that plural means more than one.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "pluralis" — of more than one

First known use: 15th century

Derived from the Latin word 'pluralis', which means 'of more than one', indicating the grammatical form used to denote multiple items.