Language/Burmese/Grammar/Nouns

Burmese Grammar - Nouns

Hi Burmese learners! 😊
In today's lesson, we will be discussing the basics of Burmese nouns. We will cover topics such as noun gender, noun classes, and noun declension. By the end of this lesson, you should have a good understanding of how to use nouns in Burmese.

Noun Gender

In Burmese, nouns are either masculine or feminine. This is indicated by the suffixes -မ်း (for masculine nouns) and -န်း (for feminine nouns). For example, the word for 'teacher' is ဆရာ (saya), and the masculine form is ဆရာမ်း (sayam) and the feminine form is ဆရာန်း (sayan).

Noun Classes

In Burmese, nouns are divided into two classes: animate and inanimate. Animate nouns refer to living things, while inanimate nouns refer to non-living things. For example, the word for 'dog' is ခြောင်း (khraung), which is an animate noun, and the word for 'table' is တန်း (taun), which is an inanimate noun.

Noun Declension

Nouns in Burmese can be declined in three ways: singular, dual, and plural. The singular form is used when referring to one person or thing, the dual form is used when referring to two people or things, and the plural form is used when referring to more than two people or things.

For example, the word for 'book' is စာအုပ် (sa-u-pau). The singular form is စာအုပ် (sa-u-pau), the dual form is စာအုပ်မျိုး (sa-u-pau-myoe), and the plural form is စာအုပ်မျိုးမျိုး (sa-u-pau-myoe-myoe).

Conclusion

In this lesson, we discussed the basics of Burmese nouns. We covered topics such as noun gender, noun classes, and noun declension. Now that you have a better understanding of how to use nouns in Burmese, you can start using them in your own sentences.

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