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Learning the Latvian Plural displayed below is vital to the language. Latvian Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers.
While in English, the plural is formed by adding (-s) to the singular, in Latvian to form the plural of nouns and adjectives we add (-s) to feminine nouns ending in a vowel and (-i) to masculine nouns ending in a consonant (–s) removing the last consonant. The same rule applies for the adjectives. Here are some examples:
Draugs (a friend) becomes: Draugi (friends)
Sieviete (one woman) becomes: Sievietes (some women)
Laiva (boat) becomes: Boats (laivas)
Šī ir mana sarkanā automašīna (this is my red car) becomes: Šīs ir manas sarkanās automašīnas (these are my red cars)
Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Latvian Plural |
|---|---|
| Plural | Daudzskaitlis |
| my book | mana grāmata |
| my books | manas grāmatas |
| our daughter | mūsu meita |
| our daughters | mūsu |
| I'm cold | man ir auksti |
| we're cold | mums ir auksti |
| his chickens | viņa cāļi |
| their chicken | viņu cālis |
Notice the structure of the Plural in Latvian.
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Latvian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Latvian vocabulary.
| English Plural | Latvian Plural |
|---|---|
| alligator | aligators |
| alligators | aligatori |
| bear | lācis |
| bears | lāči |
| bird | putns |
| birds | putni |
| bull | bullis |
| bulls | buļļi |
| cat | kaķis |
| cats | kaķi |
| cow | govs |
| cows | govis |
| deer | briedis |
| many deer | daudzi brieži |
| dog | suns |
| dogs | suņi |
| donkey | ēzelis |
| donkeys | ēzeļi |
| eagle | ērglis |
| eagles | ērgļi |
| elephant | zilonis |
| elephants | ziloņi |
| giraffe | žirafe |
| giraffes | žirafes |
| goat | kaza |
| goats | kazas |
| horse | zirgs |
| horses | zirgi |
| lion | lauva |
| lions | lauvas |
| monkey | pērtiķis |
| monkeys | pērtiķi |
| mouse | pele |
| mice | peles |
| rabbit | trusis |
| rabbits | truši |
| snake | čūska |
| snakes | čūskas |
| tiger | tīģeris |
| tigers | tīģeri |
| wolf | vilks |
| wolves | vilki |
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