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Plurals

-im and -ot

Masculine plural: -ים (-im)

Most masculine nouns add ים.

📊 Plural endings
Gender Ending Example
masculine ים (-im) ספרים (sfarim)
feminine ות (-ot) מורות (morot)
irregular — נשים (nashim, women)
💬 Examples
ספר → ספרים
sefer → sfarim
book → books
📝 Masculine plural -im
ילד → ילדים
yeled → yeladim
boy → boys
📝 -ים ending
Feminine plural: -ות (-ot)

Most feminine nouns take ות (often replacing ה).

💬 Examples
מורה → מורות
mora → morot
teacher (f) → teachers
📝 ה → ות
מילה → מילים
mila → milim
word → words
📝 Some feminines take -im (irregular)
Irregular plurals exist

Some common nouns don't follow the rule.

💬 Examples
איש → אנשים
ish → anashim
man → men
📝 Irregular plural
אישה → נשים
isha → nashim
woman → women
📝 Irregular (feminine takes -im)