Explanation: The plural of brother-in-law is brothers-in-law because the base noun is made plural. However, when forming possessives, the compound noun is considered as a unit. Hence the singular possessive brother-in-law’s and the (awkward) plural possessive brothers-in-law’s.

Is brother-in-law same as brother?

noun, plural broth·ers-in-law. the brother of one’s spouse. the husband of one’s sister or brother.

What do you call brother in laws brother?

2. I’m afraid there is no commonly used name for that connection. Normally, you would say “my brother in law’s brother”. If you and William are very close, I suppose you could call him “my brother in law” in casual conversation, or just “a friend”.

What is spelling of Jiju?

/jījā/ mn. brother-in-law countable noun. Someone’s brother-in-law is the brother of their husband or wife, or the man who is married to their sister.

What do I call my sister’s husband?

The husband of your sister is your brother-in-law.

Do you say brothers in law or brother in laws?

So the plural of “brother-in-law” (at least in the standard language) is “brothers-in-law”, since the plural goes on the bare noun. The possessive cannot be *brother’s-in-law; it has to be “brother-in-law’s”, and that is what native speakers say (“We went to my brother-in-law’s house”).

What is the sentence of brother-in-law?

1. His brother-in-law proposed a toast to the happy couple. 2. She had a big bust-up with her brother-in-law.

What is the possessive of brother-in-law?

Therefore the Singular possessive form is: brother-in-law’s and the Plural possessive form is: brothers-in-law’s. Note: Remember that whenever we use a compound noun in a sentence, if we need to make it possessive we treat it as a single whole, meaning as one unit.

Is brother-in-law a family member?

Immediate family member means father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and domestic partner and civil unions recognized under State law.

What is brother-in-law’s wife called?

Your brother-in-law’s wife is your sister, on your side of the family. On your wife’s side of the family, your wife’s brother would be your brother- in-law, and his wife would be your sister-in-law.

Is brother-in-law immediate family?

Immediate Family Member means a child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of a natural person referred to herein.

What do you call your in laws siblings?

All of these are relations which do not relate to the person directly by blood. Just like the children of one’s siblings, the children of one’s siblings-in-law are called simply nieces and nephews – if necessary, specified whether “by marriage”, as opposed to “by blood” or “by adoption”.

Can I marry my brother-in-law?

Although a man may marry his sister-in-law and a woman may marry her brother-in-law, other relatives-in-law may marry provided they are at least 21 years of age and the family members involved in creating the in-law relationship are both dead.

Can you marry sister-in-law?

Even though her first marriage is not registered there must have been a customary marriage between your sister in law and her husband which holds good in the eyes of Law. So you can not marry her unless until she get legal divorce from her husband.

What is Devar called in English?

/devara/ mn. brother-in-law countable noun. Someone’s brother-in-law is the brother of their husband or wife, or the man who is married to their sister. /devara, devar, devra, devr/

What called JIJA in English?

English translation: Sister’s Husband/ Brother-in-Law.

Is it Jiyaji or Jijaji?

even though the correct word is jeejaji, many people like to alter the word so that it sounds betterfor example, some people say ‘jeeju’ instead of jeejaji, similarly, i know for a fact that even i call my jeejaji, jiyaji