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Learning the Malagasy Plural is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Malagasy language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Malagasy.
Malagasy 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 Malagasy, there is no distinction between singular and plural forms. The context will determine whether the word jux5 5refers to singular or plural noun or adjective. Here are some examples:
Namana (a friend) remains: Namana (some friends)
Vehivavy (one woman) remains: vehivavy (some women)
Ity ny fiara menako (this is my red car) where fiara (car) is singular, and Ireto ny fiara menako (these are my red cars) where fiara (cars) marks the plural.
Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Malagasy Plural |
|---|---|
| Plural | |
| my book | ny bokiko |
| my books | ny bokiko |
| our daughter | ny zanantsika |
| our daughters | ny zanantsika |
| I'm cold | mangatsiaka aho |
| we're cold | mangatsiaka isika |
| his chickens | ny akohony |
| their chicken | ny akohony |
Notice the structure of the Plural in Malagasy.
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Malagasy placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Malagasy vocabulary.
| English Plural | Malagasy Plural |
|---|---|
| alligator | voay |
| alligators | voay |
| bear | bear |
| bears | bear |
| bird | vorona |
| birds | vorona |
| bull | omby |
| bulls | omby |
| cat | saka |
| cats | saka |
| cow | omby |
| cows | omby |
| deer | deer |
| many deer | deer |
| dog | aliaka |
| dogs | aliaka |
| donkey | apondra |
| donkeys | apondra |
| eagle | voro-mahery |
| eagles | voro-mahery |
| elephant | elefanta |
| elephants | elefanta |
| giraffe | giraffe |
| giraffes | giraffe |
| goat | osy |
| goats | osy |
| horse | soavaly |
| horses | soavaly |
| lion | liona |
| lions | liona |
| monkey | rajako |
| monkeys | rajako |
| mouse | totozy |
| mice | totozy |
| rabbit | bitro |
| rabbits | bitro |
| snake | bibilava |
| snakes | bibilava |
| tiger | tigra |
| tigers | tigra |
| wolf | aliaka dia |
| wolves | aliaka dia |
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