Lesson 64. Genitive Plural
Rule
Genitive plural
| Nom. sg. | Nom. pl. | Gen. pl. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| sto (m.) | sto | stolovi | stolova |
| grad (m.) | grad | gradovi | gradova |
| konj (m. anim.) | konj | konji | konja |
| sestra (f.) | sestra | sestre | sestara |
| knjiga (f.) | knjiga | knjige | knjiga |
| jabuka (f.) | jabuka | jabuke | jabuka |
| selo (n.) | selo | sela | sela |
| more (n.) | more | mora | mora |
With Numbers
pet knjiga (пет књига)
— five books
deset godina (десет година)
— ten years
sto dinara (сто динара)
— one hundred dinars
mnogo ljudi (много људи)
— many people
Exercises
Exercise 1
"Five apples":
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The genitive plural of jabuka is jabuka (zero ending).
Exercise 2
Translate: “Twelve months in a year.”
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Dvanaest meseci u godini. (Though dvanaest meseci is specific, and u godini is locative, which comes later.)
Lesson vocabulary
- dinar динар
- dinar (Serbian currency)
- mesec месец
- month; moon