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Pluralizing in Amharic
To pluralize, you add ኦች/ oč if the noun ends in a consonant, and /ዎችwoč if it ends in a vowel. The possessive marker goes on the end of the pluralized word.
Singular | Plural Plural | Possessive |
---|---|---|
ልጅ lïj child | ልጆች lïjoč children | ልጆቼ lïjoče my children |
ውሻ wïša dog | ውሻዎችWïšawoč dogs | ውሻዎቼwïšawoče my dogs |
ድመትdïmmät cat | ድመቶች dïmätoč cats | ድመቶቼ dïmätoče my cats |
Note: ውሻዎቼ wïšawoče may become ውሾቼ wïšoče for short. This is especially common for nouns ending in –a (4th order).
Examples:
- - leba -- leboč t’äbäk’a -- t’äbäk’oč aläk’a -- aläk’oč
Source[edit | edit source]
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf
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