Nouns - 2 (Collective Noun) - English : Marathi

What is a Collective Noun?

A collective noun is a word that refers to a group of people, animals, or things considered as one unit. जेव्हा अनेक लोक, प्राणी किंवा वस्तू एकत्रितपणे एखाद्या समूहात असतात आणि त्यांना एक नाव दिलं जातं, तेव्हा ते सामूहिक नाम (Collective Noun) असतं.

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Examples of Collective Nouns

Collective Noun	What it Represents	मराठीत अर्थ
a team	group of players	खेळाडूंचा संघ
a bunch	group of bananas/flowers	केळ्यांचा / फुलांचा घड
a class	group of students	विद्यार्थ्यांचा वर्ग
a herd	group of cattle	जनावरांचा कळप
a flock	group of birds	पक्ष्यांचा थवा
a family	group of relatives	कुटुंब
a bouquet	group of flowers	फुलांचा गुच्छ

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Rules for Using and Making Collective Nouns

Rule 1: Collective nouns take singular or plural verbs depending on usage.

If the group is seen as one unit, use singular verb.

जर संपूर्ण समूह एकत्रितपणे कृती करत असेल, तर क्रियापद एकवचनी (singular) येते.

Example: The team is winning. ✅ (the team is acting as one)

The team are arguing among themselves. ✅ (individual actions)

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Rule 2: Some collective nouns are fixed and commonly used.

You cannot create your own group word. Use standard collective nouns. सामूहिक नामे ठरलेली असतात – आपल्याला तीच वापरायची असतात. नवीन बनवू शकत नाही.

Correct: a herd of cows Not: a group of cows (acceptable, but not the standard collective noun)

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Rule 3:

One collective noun can refer to different things depending on context.

प्रत्येक collective noun अनेक वस्तूंना सूचित करू शकतो, पण त्यासाठी योग्य वापर आणि संदर्भ लक्षात घेणं गरजेचं आहे.

“Bunch” can be used for flowers, grapes, keys, etc. “Bunch” हे एकाच वेळी फुले, द्राक्षे, किल्ली यासाठी वापरले जाऊ शकते.

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Rule 4: Collective nouns are usually followed by “of + plural noun”.

सामूहिक नामानंतर सहसा “of + अनेकवचनी नाम (plural noun)” अशी रचना केली जाते.

• a group of boys

• a bunch of grapes

• a team of players

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20 Most Common Collective Nouns (20 सर्वसामान्य सामूहिक नामांची यादी)

Collective Noun	What It Refers To	मराठीत अर्थ
a team	group of players	खेळाडूंचा संघ
a class	group of students	विद्यार्थ्यांचा वर्ग
a family	group of related people	कुटुंब
a crowd	group of people	गर्दी
a group	general collection of people/things	लोकांचा/वस्तूंचा समूह
a herd	group of cattle/elephants/deer	जनावरांचा कळप
a flock	group of birds/sheep	पक्ष्यांचा / मेंढ्यांचा थवा
a pack	group of wolves/dogs/cards	लांडग्यांचा / कुत्र्यांचा झुंड
a bunch	group of bananas/flowers/keys	केळ्यांचा / फुलांचा / किल्ल्यांचा घड
a bouquet	group of flowers	फुलांचा गुच्छ
a gang	group of thieves/people (informal)	चोरांचा टोळका
a choir	group of singers	गायकांचा चमू
an army	group of soldiers	सैन्य
a fleet	group of ships/vehicles	नौकांचा / वाहनांचा ताफा
a jury	group of judges	पंचन्यायपीठ / जूरी
an audience	group of listeners/viewers	प्रेक्षक
a panel	group of experts	तज्ज्ञांचा गट
a band	group of musicians	वादकांचा चमू
a swarm	group of insects/bees	कीटकांचा / मधमाशांचा थवा
a set	group of tools, dishes, or items	वस्तूंचा संच

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