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छोटी लड़की                
choti larki little girl

छोटी लड़कियां
choti larkiyan little girls

Other feminine nouns are made plural be adding –एँ  -ein.
एक  मेज़   दो  मेजें
ek mez    one table
दो मेजें
do mezen   two tables

एक औरत    तिन औरतें  
ek aurat one woman
तिन औरतें
Tin auraten three women

एक मोती  महिन्ला  
ek moti mahinla   one fat lady
चार मोती  महिन्लएं
char moti mahinlaen  four fat ladies

मेरी बड़ी  बहिन
meri badi bahin   my big sister
मेरी  बड़ी  बहिनें  
meri badi bahinen  my big sisters

An adjective that refers to mixed genders is masculine, as in लंबे lambe  below:
मनोई और मीना  दोनों लंबे है .
Manoj aur Mina donon lambe hai.
Manoj and Meena are both tall.
(Manoj is male, Meena female: the adjective  लंबे lambe is masculine
plural.)

fill the gapl
Fill the gap with the appropriate word(s). Answers below.
१ ये औरते बहुत.......  है .
ye aurate bahut hai.
These women are very tall.

२ ......बहुत  मोटे है
......... bahut mote hai. Those boys are very fat.
३ आपके  दिस्ट ....
aapka dost.....  Your friend is very thin.
४ सीता ...है ?
Sita hai? Who is Sita?
.५ .........मोती ठीक है ?
.......... Moti thik hai? Is Moti OK?

Answers:

1 लंबी  lambi;
2 वे लादिके  ve larke;
3 बहुत पतला  है  bahut patla hai;
4 कौन  kaun;
5 क्या  kya.

Practising some plurals

Making nouns plural is an essential skill: practise singular/plural contrasts out loud, pronouncing every word as clearly as you can,
and you'll feel the music of the language as you learn it.