In Tamil grammar, the plural form of nouns is often created by adding a suffix to the singular form similarly to many other languages. Understanding how to form and use plural nouns in Tamil is crucial for communicating effectively about more than one object or person. The basic rule typically involves adding the suffixes ‘-gal’, ‘-ngal’ or ‘-kal’ to the singular noun form, but there are exceptions and variations depending on certain grammatical rules and noun endings.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with correct plural form of nouns
*ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ ą®Ŗą®³ąÆą®³ą®æą®ąÆą®ąÆ *ą®ŖąÆą®ą®æą®©ąÆą®©ąÆ* (went) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
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ą®µą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ *ą®µą®ØąÆą®¤ą®©ą®°ąÆ* (came) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
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ą®µą®³ąÆ *ą®ąÆą®ÆąÆą®µą®¾ą®³ąÆ* (does) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
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ą®ØąÆą®¤ą®ŖąÆ ą®Ŗą®ą®®ąÆ *ą®Ŗą®æą®ą®æą®ąÆą®ą®æą®°ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆą®®ą®¾* (liked) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
*ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ *ą®ąÆą®ÆąÆą®¤ąÆą®©ąÆ* (did) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
*ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ *ą®Ŗą®æą®ą®æą®ąÆą®ąÆą®®ą®¾* (like) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
*ą®Øą®²ąÆą®² *ą®ŖąÆą®¤ąÆą®®ąÆ* (enough) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
*ą®°ąÆą®®ąÆą®Ŗ *ą®Øą®¾ą®³ą®¾ą®ą®µąÆą®®ąÆ* (long) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
*ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ *ą®ą®ŖąÆą®ŖąÆą®¤ąÆ* (now) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
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ą®µą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ *ą®µą®¾ą®“ąÆą®ą®æą®©ąÆą®±ą®¾ą®°ąÆ* (lives) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with correct plural form of nouns
*ą®
ą®µą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ *ą®µą®¾ą®“ąÆą®µą®¾ą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ* (live) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
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ą®µą®³ąÆ *ą®Ŗą®ą®æą®ŖąÆą®Ŗą®¾ą®³ąÆ* (reads) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
*ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ *ą®ą®°ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆą®©ąÆ* (I’m) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
*ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ *ą®¤ą®æą®°ąÆą®®ąÆą®Ŗą®æą®ÆąÆą®©ąÆ* (returned) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
*ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ *ą®ą®ą®æą®ŖąÆ ą®ŖąÆą®Æą®æą®ąÆą®ąÆą®©ąÆ* (ran away) ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
