Plural na di kind word wey we dey use show sey more dan one tin dey. For Naija, we dey use all di ways wey e get to take form plural for English. But e get oda ways to run am:

Yu fit use di suffix dem

Examples:

  • Singular: I dey wit my man.
  • Plural: I dey wit my man-dem.
  • Singular: Hu get dis car?
  • Plural: Hu get dis car-dem?

Notes:

  • Dis suffix dem wey we dey use like so, na from di word them for English. Plural object pronoun na wetin dem dey call am.
  • Some Naija speakers dey add dem to words wey don already dey for dia plural form i.e man go become men-dem and car go become cars-dem.

Yu fit double yor adjectives

Yu fit double yor adjectives to show sey di tin yu dey talk about get more dan one. For linguistics, dem dey call am reduplication.

Examples:

  • Singular: She get fine pikin.
  • Plural: She get fine-fine pikin.
  • Singular: Dis na ashewo cloth.
  • Plurals: Dis na ashewo-ashewo cloth.

Yu fit use quantifiers

Quantifiers dey enuf to show sey more dan one tin dey. Yu no need do any oda tin.

Examples:

  • Singular: I get book for house.
  • Plural: I get plenti book for house.
  • Singular: Abeg, give me mineral.
  • Plural: Abeg, give me five mineral.

Wich method of pluralization yu fit use, and wen yu go fit use am?

Rule no dey for dis tin o! Di way wey people dey form plurals go depend on di dialect of Naija wey dem dey speak, di place wer dem from come, and if dem fit speak English well-well. Anyhaw, some words no go sound natural if yu no use di method wey people dey use normal-normal to pluralize am.

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