Lesson 48. Nominative Plural
Summary Table
Nominative case, plural
| Gender | Ending | Examples | |
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | -i (often with -ov-/-ev-) | stolovi, prozori, učenici | |
| feminine in -a | -e | mame, sestre, knjige | |
| feminine in consonant | -i | noći, stvari, reči | |
| neuter | -a | sela, mora, polja |
Role in the Plural — the Same
The nominative plural behaves the same way as singular: it’s either the subject or the predicate.
Agreement
In the plural, adjectives and pronouns also change:
Possessives in the plural
| Singular gender | Possessive singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | moj brat | moji braća (moja braća!) | |
| feminine | moja sestra | moje sestre | |
| neuter | moje selo | moja sela |
Numbers and Agreement
With the numbers 2, 3, 4 — the form is like the nominative plural (for masculine and feminine in -a, there’s a special “dual” form in -a for masculine):
With 5 and more — the genitive plural form:
Exercises
Exercise 1
Nominative plural of `prozor`:
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prozori (2 syllables → just -i).
Exercise 2
How do you say "my sisters"?
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Feminine plural — moje.
Exercise 3
Form the nominative plural: pas, mačka, more, grad, pile.
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psi, mačke, mora, gradovi, pilići. (Fleeting “a”: pas → psi.)
Exercise 4
Translate: “My brothers are at school”.
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Moja braća su u školi. (yes, su, because it’s plural in meaning, even though braća is grammatically feminine singular — agreement usually follows meaning.)
Exercise 5
Why do they say moja braća and not moji braća?
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Because braća is feminine singular grammatically. The agreement follows the feminine singular form (moja), even though the meaning is plural.
Lesson vocabulary
- psi пси
- dogs
- mačke мачке
- cats
- moji моји
- my (masculine)
- moje моје
- my (feminine)
- moja моја
- my (neuter; feminine singular)