Editing Mongolian language (section)

==== Plurals ====
Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/linguistics35/home/mongolian-grammar#TOC-Plural|title=Mongolian Grammar - Linguistics 35|website=sites.google.com|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref>

[[Plural]]ity may be left unmarked, but there are overt plurality markers, some of which are restricted to humans. A noun that is modified by a numeral usually does not take any plural affix.<ref>Tsedendamba and Möömöö (1997): 210–219, Sečenbaγatur (2003): 23–29.</ref> There are four ways of forming plurals in Mongolian:

# Some plurals are formed by adding -{{lang|mn|нууд}} ''-nuud'' or -{{lang|mn|нүүд}} ''-nüüd''. If the last vowel of the previous word is a (a), o (y), or ɔ (o), then -{{lang|mn|нууд}} is used; e.g. {{lang|mn|харx}} ''kharkh'' 'rat' becomes {{lang|mn|xapхнууд}} ''kharkhnuud'' 'rats'. If the last vowel of the previous word is e (э), ʊ (ө), ü (ү), or i (и) then {{lang|mn|нүүд}} is used; e.g. {{lang|mn|нүд}} ''nüd'' 'eye' becomes {{lang|mn|нүднүүд}} ''nüdnüüd'' 'eyes'.
# In other plurals, just -{{lang|mn|ууд}} ''-uud'' or -{{lang|mn|үүд}} ''-üüd'' is added without the "n"; e.g. {{lang|mn|хот}} ''khot'' 'city' becomes {{lang|mn|хотууд}} ''khotuud'' 'cities', and {{lang|mn|ээж}} ''eej'' 'mother' becomes {{lang|mn|ээжүүд}} ''eejüüd'' 'mothers'.
# Another way of forming plurals is by adding -{{lang|mn|нар}} ''-nar''; e.g. {{lang|mn|багш}} ''bagsh'' 'teacher' becomes {{lang|mn|багш нар}} ''bagsh nar'' 'teachers'. 
# The final way is an irregular form used: {{lang|mn|хүн}} ''khün'' 'person' becomes {{lang|mn|хүмүүс}} ''khümüüs'' 'people'.