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Learning the Malay Plural displayed below is vital to the language. Malay 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. In Malay to change a singular word to a plural form, the general rule is to duplicate the singular word and inserting a hyphen in the middle, although this is not always the case. Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Malay Plural |
|---|---|
| Plural | Jamak |
| my book | buku saya |
| my books | buku-buku saya |
| our daughter | anak perempuan kami |
| our daughters | anak-anak perempuan kami |
| I'm cold | saya kesejukkan |
| we're cold | kami kesejukkan |
| his chickens | ayam-ayam dia |
| their chicken | ayam-ayam mereka |
Notice the structure of the Plural in Malay.
Below is a list of the plurals and singulars in Malay placed in a table. Notice that when the word ‘many’ is used, the rule to duplicate the singular word does not apply. The singular word stays in singular form and the word ‘many’ is inserted in front. This is one of the exceptions of the rule. These examples might help you to understand better.
| English Plural | Malay Plural |
|---|---|
| alligator | buaya |
| alligators | buaya-buaya |
| bear | beruang |
| bears | beruang-beruang |
| bird | burung |
| birds | burung-burung |
| bull | lembu jantan |
| bulls | lembu-lembu jantan |
| cat | kucing |
| cats | kucing-kucing |
| cow | lembu betina |
| cows | lembu-lembu betina |
| deer | rusa |
| many deer | banyak rusa |
| dog | anjing |
| dogs | anjing-anjing |
| donkey | keldai |
| donkeys | keldai-keldai |
| eagle | burung helang |
| eagles | burung-burung helang |
| elephant | gajah |
| elephants | gajah-gajah |
| giraffe | zirafah |
| giraffes | zirafah-zirafah |
| goat | kambing |
| goats | kambing-kambing |
| horse | kuda |
| horses | kuda-kuda |
| lion | singa |
| lions | singa-singa |
| monkey | monyet |
| monkeys | monyet-monyet |
| mouse | tikus |
| mice | tikus-tikus |
| rabbit | arnab |
| rabbits | arnab-arnab |
| snake | ular |
| snakes | ular-ular |
| tiger | harimau |
| tigers | harimau-harimau |
| wolf | serigala |
| wolves | serigala-serigala |
Plural and Singular have a very important role in Malay. Once you're done with the Malaysian Plural, you might want to check the rest of our Malay lessons here: Learn Malay. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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