Saturday, April 25, 2026

83/120 mistakes not to make during 2026

83. Nouns that do not have a singular form
83. Emra që nuk kanë formë njëjës

Some nouns do not have a singular form.
Disa emra nuk kanë formë njëjës.

Examples are: oats, cattle, pants, scissors, tongs, shears, trousers, binoculars, shorts and tweezers.
Shembuj janë: oats, cattle, pants, scissors, tongs, shears, trousers, binoculars, shorts dhe tweezers.

We cannot say a pants or a cattle.
Nuk mund të themi a pants ose a cattle.

• The tongs were by the fireplace.
• Mashat ishin pranë oxhakut.

(NOT The tong was by the fireplace.)
(JO: The tong was by the fireplace.)

• Tweezers are useful when handling stamps.
• Pincat janë të dobishme kur trajtohen pullat postare.

(NOT A tweezer is useful when handling stamps.)
(JO: A tweezer is useful when handling stamps.)

The singular aspect of the word is usually indicated by using a pair of.
Forma njëjës e këtyre fjalëve zakonisht tregohet duke përdorur shprehjen a pair of.

Compare:
Krahasoni:

• The scissors are in the drawer.
• Gërshërët janë në sirtar.

• A pair of scissors is in the drawer.
• Një palë gërshërë është në sirtar.

• The garden shears were used to clip the hedge.
• Gërshërët e kopshtit u përdorën për të prerë gardhin.

• A pair of garden shears was used to clip the hedge.
• Një palë gërshërë kopshti u përdor për të prerë gardhin.

• Trousers were hanging in the cupboard.
• Pantallonat ishin të varura në dollap.

• A pair of trousers was hanging in the cupboard.
• Një palë pantallona ishte varur në dollap.

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