Nouns

Gender

There are no genders in Bengali.

Number

There are two numbers in Bengali: singular and plural.

To obtain the plural form from the singular form, add "ra" or "der" to to nouns (and pronouns) representing people and "guli", "gulo", or "gula" to inanimate objects.

Examples:
chele - chelera --- boy - boys
boi - boiguli --- book - books

Case

There are a number of cases in Bengali.

Nominative case: no ending.

Possessive case: add "r" or "yer".

Locative and Instrumental case: add "e", "te", or "y".

Examples:
babar kolom -- father's pen
mayer gari -- mother's car
apnar skule -- in your school
dillite -- in Delhi
kolkatate --in Calcutta