1. Feminine Nouns
Aditi Deshmukh

2. -ी /ई ending
Very basic rule for identifying feminine nouns
 Examples:
लड़की
ि खड़की
अलमारी
पत्नी
रसोई

3. All other feminine
nouns…
 Not all feminine nouns end in - ी/ई
examples:
माता
मेज
नीींद
बात
only way to know for sure is to learn each new noun
with its gender...

4. Plural
(Singuar  Plural  Plural Oblique)
लड़की लड़ककयाीं लड़ककयों
ि खड़की ि खड़ककयाींि खड़ककयों
रसोईरसोइयाींरसोइयों
Can you spot a pattern?
ीि याींि यों
ईइयाींइयों
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5. Plural Cont.
(Singuar  Plural  Plural Oblique)
माता  माताएींमाताओीं
मेजमेजेंमेजों
बातबातें बातों
Can you spot a pattern?
Ending Vowel  shortened vowel + एीं sv+ ओीं
Ending consonant  ending consonant +एीं ev + ओीं

6. Homework
 Find 20 feminine nouns (different endings)
with their meanings
~ write the plural and plural oblique form for
each one
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