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શું

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Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Gujarati *क्सिउं (*ksiũ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲 (kīisa). Probably from a form of Sanskrit कीदृश (kīdṛśa).

Pronoun

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શું (śũ)

  1. interrogative pronoun; what, which
    આનો શું ભાવ છે?
    āno śũ bhāv che?
    What is the price of this?
    તારું નામ શું છે?
    tārũ nām śũ che?
    What is your name?

Determiner

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શું (śũ)

  1. what
    આની શું જરૂર છે?
    ānī śũ jarūr che?
    What is the need for this?
    (alternatively)
    આની શી જરૂર છે?
    ānī śī jarūr che?
    What is the need for this?

Declension

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  • Note: the declension of this word for noun-agreement is not followed by many speakers, who view the word as immutable.
Declension of શું
nominative oblique/vocative/instrumental locative
singular plural singular plural
masculine શો (śo) શા (śā) શા (śā) શા (śā) શે (śe)
neuter શું (śũ) શાં (śā̃) શા (śā) શાં (śā̃) શે (śe)
feminine શી (śī) શી (śī) શી (śī) શી (śī)
  • Note: If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the masculine and neuter locatives do not apply.

References

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