English has two basic plural forms that most native speakers can easily identify; singular and plural. If there is simply one of whatever you're talking about, you would add no suffix, and would normally add the suffix "s" to plural words. While of course there are exceptions to this like using "i" instead of "s" in some words (ex. cacti instead of cactuses), the plurality is pretty strait-forward function-wise. sudreil is also strait forward and like the rest of the language has no rule exceptions, so once it is understood it is simpler to use than English. Plurality is sudreil is broken into 4 different versions: singular, dual, general plurality, and unknown plurality.
- Singular
- This is the easiest for English speakers to understand, and is the same as in English. When something is singular, there is simply no suffix or additional morphemes added.
- Dual
- This is easy to explain and use, though may take some getting used to due to how common it is. When there are two of something, it is dual plurality. So two dogs are dual, but not one or three. You can also use general plurality for dual things, though you would normally say dual. It is similar to saying a pair of something.
- General
- General plurality is the near equivalent of the English "s" or "i". When there are two or more of something, they have general plurality. For example, five dollars have general plurality, two dollars are dual or general, and one is singular.
- Unknown
- The rarest plurality, it is the easiest for people to screw up. When you do not know or do not want to specify how many of something there are, you use unknown plurality. This happens in English sometimes in written language, though rarely in spoken language. You may recognize it as a word with (s) on the end of it. An example of this would be "insert your bill(s) here." In this example, the number of bills being inserted is unknown, and therefore is unknown plurality. You may also use it when you are trying not to say how many of something there are; there is no direct English translation for this.