Polish/Nouns - Number

Polish nouns are classified as singular (name for one thing) or plural (name for more than one thing) To make singular feminine nouns plural, look at the penultimate letter to decide what to change the -a to: Singular Plural Example -ka, -ga -ki, -gi noga – nogi (leg – legs) -ca, -ea, -ia, -ja, -la, -ża (-rza) -ce, -ee, -ie, -je, -le, -że (-rze) róża – róże (rose – roses) -[everything else] + a -[everything else] + y torba – torby (bag – bags) Remember that rz also sounds like ż burza – burze (storm – storms) To make neuter nouns plural, change the -o, -e, or -um to -a okno – okna muzeum – muzea The plurals of nouns ending in -ę are irregular and will not be covered at this time. To make masculine nouns plural, look at the last letter. They follow similar rules to feminine nouns. Singular Plural Example -k, -g -ki, -gi bok – boki (side – sides) -c, -j, -l, -ż (-rz) -ce, -je, -le, -że (-rze) garaż – garaże (garage – garages) -ć, -ń, -ś, -ź -cie, -nie, -sie, -zie koń – konie (horse – horses) -[everything else] -[everything else] + y las – lasy (forest – forests) Exercises Given the plural noun and its gender below, make it singular (Click "▼" to check your answer): szkoły (f) szkoła komputery (m) komputer nauczyciele (m) nauczyciel okna (n) okno soki (m) sok idee (f) idea pociągi (m) pociąg łóżka (n) łóżko lekcje (f) lekcja konie (m) koń