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Hi Polish Learners! 😃 | Hi Polish Learners! 😃 | ||
➡ In today's lesson we will learn How to construct the plural in Polish. | ➡ In today's lesson we will learn How to construct the plural in Polish. | ||
Happy learning! | Happy learning! | ||
<span link>Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson:</span> [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Cases|Cases]], [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Gender|Gender]], [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Nominative-Case|Nominative Case]] & [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Be-Polite|Be Polite]]. | |||
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==How to construct Plural in Polish== | |||
To construct the plural of a noun, you have to identify the ending in the singular and then refer to this table: | To construct the plural of a noun, you have to identify the ending in the singular and then refer to this table: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!'''Singular''' | |||
!'''Plural''' | |||
!'''Example''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|<nowiki>-ka, -ga</nowiki> | |<nowiki>-ka, -ga</nowiki> | ||
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* ''burza'' - ''burze'' (storm - storms) | * ''burza'' - ''burze'' (storm - storms) | ||
==Plural of neutral nouns== | |||
To form the plural of neutral nouns it is necessary to change the '''-o''' , the '''-e''' or the '''-um''' to '''-a''' | To form the plural of neutral nouns it is necessary to change the '''-o''' , the '''-e''' or the '''-um''' to '''-a''' | ||
* ''window'' - ''windows'' | * ''window'' - ''windows'' | ||
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The plurals of nouns ending in '''-ę''' are irregular and we will see them later ... | The plurals of nouns ending in '''-ę''' are irregular and we will see them later ... | ||
==Plural of masculine nouns== | |||
To pluralize masculine nouns, look at the last letter and they follow similar rules to feminine nouns. | To pluralize masculine nouns, look at the last letter and they follow similar rules to feminine nouns. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!'''Singular''' | |||
!'''Plural''' | |||
!'''Example''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|<nowiki>-k, -g</nowiki> | |<nowiki>-k, -g</nowiki> | ||
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|''las - lasy'' (forest - forests) | |''las - lasy'' (forest - forests) | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Videos== | |||
===Polish for beginners. Plural nouns=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSbkWg9iAoY</youtube> | |||
== Sources == | |||
* https://www.po-polsku.fr | |||
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_grammar | |||
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSbkWg9iAoY | |||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Plurals|Plurals]] | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Perfective-and-imperfective-verbs|Perfective and imperfective verbs]] | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Prepositions|Prepositions]] | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Negation|Negation]] | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/być-to-be|być to be]] | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/How-to-Use-Be|How to Use Be]] | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Personal-pronouns|Personal pronouns]] | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Present-Tense|Present Tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Conditional-Tense|Conditional Tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Be-Polite|Be Polite]] | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Cases|Cases]] | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Definite-Articles-in-Polish|Definite Articles in Polish]] | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Possessive-Case-in-Polish|Possessive Case in Polish]] | |||
* [[Language/Polish/Grammar/Questions|Questions]] | |||
<span links></span> | |||
Latest revision as of 19:31, 27 March 2023
Plural construction in Polish
Hi Polish Learners! 😃
➡ In today's lesson we will learn How to construct the plural in Polish.
Happy learning!
Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Cases, Gender, Nominative Case & Be Polite.
How to construct Plural in Polish[edit | edit source]
To construct the plural of a noun, you have to identify the ending in the singular and then refer to this table:
| Singular | Plural | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -ka, -ga | -ki, -gi | noga - nogi (leg - legs) |
| -ca, -ea, -ia, -ja, -la, -ża (-rza) | -ce, -ee, -ie, -je, -le, -that (s) | róża – róże (rose - roses) |
| - [Everything else] + a | - [Everything else] + y | torba – torby (bag - bags) |
Remember that rz sounds like ż
- burza - burze (storm - storms)
Plural of neutral nouns[edit | edit source]
To form the plural of neutral nouns it is necessary to change the -o , the -e or the -um to -a
- window - windows
- museum - museums
The plurals of nouns ending in -ę are irregular and we will see them later ...
Plural of masculine nouns[edit | edit source]
To pluralize masculine nouns, look at the last letter and they follow similar rules to feminine nouns.
| Singular | Plural | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -k, -g | -ki, -gi | bok - boki (side - sides) |
| -c, -j, -l, -ż (-rz) | -ce, -i, -le, -że (-rze) | garage - garages (garage - garages) |
| -ć, -ń, -ś, -ź | -you, -no, -sie, -zie | koń - konie (horse - horses) |
| -[everything else] | - [everything else] + y | las - lasy (forest - forests) |
Videos[edit | edit source]
Polish for beginners. Plural nouns[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
- https://www.po-polsku.fr
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_grammar
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSbkWg9iAoY
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Plurals
- Perfective and imperfective verbs
- Prepositions
- Negation
- być to be
- How to Use Be
- Personal pronouns
- Future Tense
- Present Tense
- Conditional Tense
- Be Polite
- Cases
- Definite Articles in Polish
- Possessive Case in Polish
- Questions