1. Masculine nouns ending in -a

Nominative case:

The case ending -o is added to the nominal base to form the nominative case singular number.
The case ending -ā is added to the nominal base to form the nominative case plural number.
A noun thus inflected is used as the subject of a sentence.

Singular:

1. nara + o = naro
2. mātula + o = mātulo
3. kassaka + o = kassako

Plural :

1. nara + ā = narā
2. mātula + ā = mātulā
3. kassaka + ā = kassakā

In the verbs listed above bhāsa, paca, kasa etc. are verbal bases and -ti is the present tense, third person, singular termination.

The present tense, third person, plural is formed by adding the termination -nti to the base.

Singular:

bhāsati - He speaks
pacati - He cooks
kasati - He ploughs

Plural:

bhāsanti - They speak
pacanti - They cook
kasanti - They plough

4. Examples in sentence formation

Singular:

1. Naro bhāsati - The man speaks.
2. Mātulo pacati - The uncle cooks.
3. Kassako kasati - The farmer ploughs.

Plural:

1. Narā bhāsanti - Men speak.
2. Mātulā pacanti - Uncles cook.
3. Kassakā kasanti - Farmers plough.

1. Bhūpālo bhuñjati.
2. Puttā sayanti :
3. Vāṇijā sayanti
4. Buddho passati
5. Kumāro dhāvati.
6. Mātulo kasati.
7. Brāhmaṇā bhāsanti.
8. Mittā gacchanti.
9. Kassakā pacanti.
10. Manusso chindati.
11. Purisā dhāvanti.
12. Sahāyako bhuñjati.
13. Tathāgato bhāsati.
14. Naro pacati.
15. Sahāyā kasanti.
16. Sugato āgacchati.

1. Sons run.
2. The uncle sees.
3. The Buddha comes.
4. Boys eat.
5. Merchants go.
6. The man sleeps.
7. Kings go.
8. The brahmin cuts.
9. Friends speak.
10. The farmer ploughs.
11. The merchant comes.
12. Sons cut.
13. Uncles speak.
14. The boy runs.
15. The friend speaks.
16. The Buddha sees.