Deepak thinks every word must change somehow to form a plural, so from "ek ghar" (one house) he…
Deepak thinks every word must change somehow to form a plural, so from "ek ghar" (one house) he makes "do gharein" (two houses). His sister says the word does not change at all here. Who is right?
Who do you think is right? Pick one.
The answer: His sister is right, it stays "do ghar"
Why
Deepak's thinking comes from changes like 'लड़की→लड़कियाँ', where the plural really does change the word. But in Hindi a noun's plural depends on its ending — masculine words ending in 'आ' ('लड़का', 'कमरा') change, while masculine words ending directly in a consonant, like 'घर', usually stay the same in the plural — 'एक घर, दस घर'. Test it: 'फल' (fruit) behaves the same way — 'एक फल, कई फल', unchanged, just like 'घर'. His sister is right: 'घर' stays 'घर' in the plural — not every word changes; it depends on how the word ends.
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