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Punjabi grammar: nouns and their partners
Work through noun gender, plurals, direct and oblique forms, postpositions, respectful pronouns and adjective agreement.
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Compare a complete documented phrase, identify the form that changes, and keep each example’s source, date and regional scope visible.
- 01Language · 2 min read
Punjabi noun gender: classes, clues and exceptions
Understand masculine and feminine noun classes through documented Punjabi examples, with ending clues, exceptions and the regional limits of older grammars.
- 02Language · 2 min read
Punjabi singular and plural nouns: more than one ending
Compare Punjabi singular and plural noun patterns, including changing endings, unchanged forms and nasalisation, using two dated grammar descriptions.
- 03Language · 2 min read
Punjabi direct and oblique forms: reading the whole phrase
Learn why a Punjabi noun can change before a postposition, why one ending can have different jobs, and how direct forms also occur with some objects.
- 04Language · 2 min read
Punjabi postpositions: words after a noun
See how Punjabi postpositions follow nouns, connect with oblique forms and express relationships, with examples and regional limits from older grammars.
- 05Language · 2 min read
Punjabi pronouns and respect: number, reference and agreement
Explore Punjabi pronouns through person, number and respect, including plural forms for one respected person and the agreement that follows them.
- 06Language · 2 min read
Punjabi adjective agreement: matching the noun phrase
Understand Punjabi adjective agreement through gender, number and case, distinguish changing and unchanged adjectives, and compare documented examples.
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