Indefinite articles in Marathi grammar don’t exist exactly as they do in English. The Marathi equivalents of ‘a’ and ‘an’ are often understood in context rather than explicitly stated. However, the topic of Indefinite Article in Marathi grammar can be practiced through exercises where learners fill in the blanks with appropriate words which imply indefiniteness. Below are a couple of exercises that will help to understand the concept.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with appropriate indefinite words in Marathi
1. ą¤®ą„ *ą¤ą¤* (one) ą¤ą¤æą¤¤ą¤¾ą¤¬ ą¤µą¤¾ą¤ą¤¤ą„.
2. ą¤¤ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤¹ą„ *ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą„* (some) ą¤¶ą¤¬ą„ą¤¦ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¢ą¤¾ą¤Æą¤²ą¤¾ ą¤øą¤ą¤¤ą¤¾ ą¤ą¤¾?
3. ą¤¤ą¤æą¤Øą„ *ą¤
ą¤Øą„ą¤* (many) ą¤«ą¤³ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤²ą„ą¤²ą„.
4. *ą¤«ą¤¾ą¤°* (many) ą¤²ą„ą¤ą¤¾ą¤ą¤Øą„ ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ ą¤µą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤ą„ ą¤ą¤Ŗą¤Æą„ą¤ ą¤ą„ą¤²ą„.
5. ą¤¤ą¤æą¤Øą„ *ą¤„ą„ą¤”ą„* (few) ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¾ ą¤Ŗą¤æą¤²ą¤¾ą¤µą¤²ą„.
6. ą¤®ą¤²ą¤¾ *ą¤„ą„ą¤”ą„* (few) ą¤®ą¤¦ą¤¤ ą¤¹ą¤µą„ ą¤¹ą„ą¤¤ą„.
7. ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤ą¤Øą„ *ą¤„ą„ą¤”ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤¤* (few) ą¤¬ą¤æą¤øą„ą¤ą¤æą¤ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤²ą„ą¤²ą„ą¤Æą¤¾.
8. ą¤¤ą„ *ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą„* (some) ą¤ą¤”ą¤¬ą„ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤Æą¤²ą¤¾ ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą¤²ą„.
9. ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤ą¤Øą„ *ą¤
ą¤Øą„ą¤* (many) ą¤øą¤ą¤ą„ą¤¤ą¤øą„ą¤„ą¤³ą„ ą¤ą„ą¤ ą¤ą„ą¤²ą„.
10. ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤Æą¤ą„ą¤Øą„ *ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą„* (some) ą¤øą„ą¤ą¤¦ą¤° ą¤¦ą„ą¤°ą¤·ą„ą¤ą¤æą¤ą„ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤Øą„ ą¤¦ą¤æą¤²ą„.
11. ą¤®ą¤²ą¤¾ *ą¤ą¤* (one) ą¤ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤
ą¤ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤”ą„ ą¤¹ą¤µą„ ą¤¹ą„ą¤¤ą„.
12. ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤ą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤¾ *ą¤„ą„ą¤”ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤¤* (few) ą¤¬ą¤¹ą„ą¤¤ą¤¾ą¤¶ą„ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤²ą¤¾.
13. ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ *ą¤ą¤ą¤¾ą¤* (one) ą¤®ą¤ą¤ą„ą¤µą¤° ą¤ą¤ ą¤ą¤ą¤¬ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤ą„ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤” ą¤ą¤¹ą„.
14. ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤µą¤¾ą¤ą„ *ą¤„ą„ą¤”ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤¤* (few) ą¤ą¤¾ą¤£ą„ ą¤ą¤¹ą„ą¤¤.
15. ą¤¤ą„ *ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą„* (some) ą¤ą¤æą¤¤ą„ą¤°ą¤ą¤¾ą¤° ą¤ą¤¹ą„.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with appropriate indefinite words in Marathi
1. ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤ą¤Øą„ *ą¤„ą„ą¤”ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤¤* (few) ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤¹ą¤æą¤¤ą„ ą¤¦ą¤æą¤²ą„ .
2. ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤ą¤Øą„ *ą¤
ą¤Øą„ą¤* (many) ą¤øą¤µą¤æą¤øą„ą¤¤ą¤° ą¤
ą¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤ø ą¤ą„ą¤²ą¤¾.
3. ą¤¤ą„ *ą¤ą¤ą¤¾ą¤* (one) ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤Æą¤¤ą„ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤¤ ą¤Æą¤¶ą¤øą„ą¤µą„ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤²ą¤¾ .
4. *ą¤«ą¤¾ą¤°* (many) ą¤®ą¤æą¤¤ą„ą¤° ą¤ą¤¾ą¤²ą„ .
5. *ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą„* (some) ą¤ą¤”ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤”ą„ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤²ą„ .
6. ą¤¤ą¤æą¤²ą¤¾ *ą¤ą¤* (one) ą¤ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤ą¤° ą¤ą„ą¤ ą¤ą¤µą¤”ą¤²ą„ .
7. *ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą„* (some) ą¤¶ą¤¬ą„ą¤¦ ą¤øą„ą¤Ŗą¤·ą„ą¤ ą¤Øą¤µą„ą¤¹ą¤¤ą„ .
8. ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤¤ *ą¤„ą„ą¤”ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤¤* (few) ą¤®ą¤¤ą¤ą„ą¤¦ ą¤ą¤¹ą„.
9. ą¤®ą„ *ą¤ą¤* (one) ą¤¬ą¤”ą„ą¤¤ ą¤ą„ą¤²ą„ ą¤¹ą„ą¤¤ą„ .
10. ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤ą¤Øą„ *ą¤„ą„ą¤”ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤¤* (few) ą¤µą„ą¤³ą„ą¤¤ ą¤¬ą¤¦ą¤² ą¤ą„ą¤²ą¤¾ .
11. ą¤®ą¤²ą¤¾ *ą¤ą¤* (one) ą¤”ą¤¾ą¤¬ą¤¾ ą¤Ŗą„ą¤ ą¤ą¤°ą¤¾.
12. *ą¤«ą¤¾ą¤°* (many) ą¤²ą„ą¤ ą¤¹ą„ą¤ ą¤¶ą¤ą¤¤ą¤¾ą¤¤.
13. *ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą„* (some) ą¤²ą„ą¤ ą¤ą„ą¤ą„ą¤²ą¤¾ ą¤ą¤²ą„ ą¤¹ą„ą¤¤ą„.
14. ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ ą¤ą„ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤¤ *ą¤„ą„ą¤”ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤¤* (few) ą¤ą¤£ ą¤ą¤¹ą„ą¤¤.
15. ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤ą¤Øą„ *ą¤„ą„ą¤”ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤¤* (few) ą¤µą„ą¤³ą„ą¤¤ ą¤øą¤°ą„ą¤µ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤® ą¤ą„ą¤²ą„.