Kannada Plural

Learning the Kannada 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 Kannada language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Kannada.

Kannada 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. Here are some examples:

English Plural	Kannada Plural
Plural	bahu vachana
my book	nanna pustaka
my books	nana pustakagalu
our daughter	namma magalu
our daughters	namma hennu makkalu
I'm cold	nanage sheetha
we're cold	namage sheetha
his chickens	avana koligalu
their chicken	avara koligalu

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Plural in Kannada has a logical pattern. Locate the Plural above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Kannada.

List of Plurals in Kannada

Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Kannada placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Kannada vocabulary.

English Plural	Kannada Plural
alligator	mosale
alligators	mosalegalu
bear	karadi
bears	karadigalu
bird	pakshi
birds	pakshigalu
bull	gooli
bulls	gooligalu
cat	bekkku
cats	bekkugalu
cow	hasu
cows	hasugalu
deer	jinke
many deer	hala jinke
dog	naayi
dogs	naayigalu
donkey	katthe
donkeys	katthegalu
eagle	haddhu
eagles	haddhugalu
elephant	aane
elephants	aanegalu
giraffe	giraffe
giraffes	giraffegalu
goat	aadu
goats	aadugalu
horse	kudure
horses	kuduregalu
lion	simha
lions	simhagalu
monkey	kothi
monkeys	kothigalu
mouse	ili
mice	iligalu
rabbit	mola
rabbits	molagalu
snake	haavu
snakes	haavugalu
tiger	huli
tigers	huligalu
wolf	thola
wolves	tholagalu