Sinhala Grammar #63: Plural and Indefinite Singular Nouns

 Ayubowan!

Let’s practice our singular and plural indefinite nouns in Sinhala:

Unlike in English and other languages, we actually have to add a suffix to the end of plural

words to make them singular. Let’s take a look at a few examples:

Sinhala Words:

English Word	Plural	Singular
Children/A Child	Lamayi/ළමයි	Lamayek/ළමයෙක්
Shoes/A shoe	Sapaththu/සපත්තු	Sapathuvak/සපත්තුවක්
Books/ A book	Poth/පොතක්	Pothak/පොතක්

Loan words, or words originally from other languages, are a little more straightforward. Just use

ekak at the end!

Loan Words:

English Word	Plural	Singular
Cars/A Car	Kar/කාර්	Kar ekak/කාර් එකක්
Chocolate/A chocolate	Chokolat/චොකලට්	Chokolat ekak/චොකලට් එකක්
Cake/A cake	Kek/කේක්	Kek ekak/කේක් එකක්

Thanks for reading! Join me next Wednesday, February 22nd at 12AM PST for a new lesson.