Town, Region and Country
Village, city, region, country - and the little word that does not go in front of them. In Gujarati it joins on the end instead.
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The little word moves to the end 🗺️
You have met the idea already: Gujarati puts its little words **after** the noun rather than in front of it. This module is where that stops being a fact and becomes something you can use. English says **in** the city. Gujarati says **city-in**, and joins the ending straight onto the word. Once you can see the join, a long Gujarati word stops being frightening: it is usually a place you know with a small ending attached.
Where you live 🗂️
Six words for the places this topic is about. A seventh, **બજાર (bajar)**, you already half know, since English borrowed it as "bazaar".
Match each word to its meaning
- શહેર (shaher)
- ગામ (gam)
- દેશ (desh)
- પ્રદેશ (pradesh)
- city
- village
- country
- region or state
Joined on the end 🔚
Two endings do most of the work in this topic, and both attach **directly** to the word: **માં (ma)** means **in**. શહેર plus માં gives **શહેરમાં (shaher-ma)**, "in the city". ગામ gives **ગામમાં (gam-ma)**, "in the village". **થી (thi)** means **from**. દેશ plus થી gives **દેશથી (desh-thi)**, "from the country". **Notice what is NOT there.** There is no separate little word standing in front, as English has. The ending is part of the word, which is why reading Gujarati means looking at the **end** of a word as well as the start. **One honest limit**: some other little words, such as પાસે (near), need an extra linking form before them. That is a further rule, and this module does not teach it, so stick to માં and થી for now.
How do you say "in the village"? ❓
ગામ (gam) is village. Which of these means "in the village"?
- ગામમાં (gam-ma)
- માં ગામ (ma gam)
- ગામથી (gam-thi)
- ગામ (gam) on its own
The rule 📝
English puts the little word _____ the noun: in the city. Gujarati puts it _____, joined onto the end, so "in the city" is _____. The ending _____ means "in", and _____ means "from".
Find the join ✍️
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Order them by size 🪜
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Which are correctly formed? ✅
Select the TWO that are built the Gujarati way.
- શહેરમાં for "in the city"
- દેશથી for "from the country"
- માં ગામ, with the little word standing in front
- શહેર on its own, meaning "in the city"
Use it 🧭
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Front, or back ↔️
The same information, with the little word in two different places.
The summary 🖊️
A city is _____ and a village is _____. A country is _____ and a region is _____. And the little words come _____ the noun, joined straight onto the end of it.
Your turn ✍️
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