ઘણું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati घणउं (ghaṇaũ), from Prakrit 𑀖𑀡 (ghaṇa), from Sanskrit घन (ghaná).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

ઘણું • (ghaṇũ)

  1. many, a lot, a few, a great deal
    Synonym: ખૂબ (khūb)

Declension

Declension of ઘણું
singular plural locative
nominative oblique/vocative/
instrumental
masculine ઘણો (ghaṇo) ઘણા (ghaṇā) ઘણા (ghaṇā) ઘણે (ghaṇe)
neuter ઘણું (ghaṇũ) ઘણા (ghaṇā) ઘણાં (ghaṇā̃) ઘણે (ghaṇe)
feminine ઘણી (ghaṇī) ઘણી (ghaṇī) ઘણી (ghaṇī) —

If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the locatives do not apply.

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 238

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