Number: number
| Values: | Sing | Plur |
Number is an inlfectional feature of all nominals and verbs. Nouns express the number of referents by this feature, while adjectives and verbs mark their agreement with the nouns. There are two values of number: singular and plural.
Verbal forms in the third person of the present tense are usually identical for both numbers, so the number is not tagged for them.
Sing: singular
Singular number denote a single referent. Lemmas of nouns and adjectives are in singular.
Examples
- هلک halë́k boy
- پېغله péġla girl
- کور kor house
- ماما mâmấ uncle
- مياشت myâšt month
- شپون špun shepherd
- ملګری malgë́ray friend
- څوکۍ cawkë́y chair
Plur: plural
Plural number denotes multiple referents without specifying the exact number. Infinitives always behave like in plural, but this feature is not tagged for them.
Formation from the singular is not
Nouns ending in
Examples
- هلکان halëkấn boys
- پېغلې péġle girls
- کورونه korúna houses
- ماماګان mâmâgấn uncles
- مياشتې myấšte months
- شپانۀ špânë́ shepherds
- ملګري malgë́ri friends
- څوکۍ cawkë́y chairs
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