Language/Bosnian/Grammar/Gender

Bosnian Grammar - Gender

Hi Bosnian learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn about the gender rules in Bosnian. We will look at the different genders and how to identify them. We will also look at some examples and practice using the gender rules. Finally, we will have a quiz to test your understanding. Let's get started!

Rules

In Bosnian, there are three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. The gender of a noun is usually determined by its ending.

Masculine nouns usually end in -a or -o. For example, čovjek (man) is masculine, and grad (city) is also masculine.

Feminine nouns usually end in -a or -ica. For example, žena (woman) is feminine, and knjiga (book) is also feminine.

Neuter nouns usually end in -e or -o. For example, more (sea) is neuter, and drvo (tree) is also neuter.

There are some exceptions to these rules, so it is important to learn the gender of each noun.

Examples

Here are some examples of nouns with their genders:

Bosnian	Pronunciation	English	Gender
čovjek	chohv-yek	man	Masculine
žena	zheh-na	woman	Feminine
more	moh-reh	sea	Neuter
grad	grahd	city	Masculine
knjiga	knyee-ga	book	Feminine
drvo	dervo	tree	Neuter

Practice

Now let's practice using the gender rules. Try to identify the gender of the following nouns:

• kuca (house)
• slika (picture)
• put (road)

The answers are:

• kuca is feminine
• slika is feminine
• put is masculine

Quiz

Let's test your understanding with a quiz.

Questions

1. What are the three genders in Bosnian? 2. What is the gender of the word čovjek? 3. What is the gender of the word more?

Answers

1. The three genders in Bosnian are masculine, feminine, and neuter. 2. The gender of the word čovjek is masculine. 3. The gender of the word more is neuter.

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