Declension of masculine nouns

 

In Slovak, the declension of masculine nouns distinguishes between animate and inanimate nouns and between hard and soft endings (see the section on the alphabet).
Slovak nouns are inflected for case and number.
Animated masculine nouns are male creatures (e.g. muž, chlap ‒ man / pes ‒ male dog),
inanimate masculine nouns end in a consonant and denote non-living things (e.g. dom ‒ house).

You will learn the declension on the basis of these examples:
chlap ‒ man
byt ‒ flat, apartment
muž ‒ man
stroj ‒ maschine

Declension of masculine nouns → Singular

hard consonant soft consonant

masculine animated masculine inanimate masculine inanimate masculine animated
Nominative chlap byt muž stroj
Genitive chlapa bytu muža stroja
Dative chlapovi bytu mužovi stroju
Accusative chlapa byt muža stroj
Locative chlapovi byte mužovi stroji
Instrumental chlapom bytom mužom strojom

Declension of masculine nouns → Plural

hard consonant soft consonant

masculine animated masculine inanimate masculine inanimate masculine animated
Nominative chlapi byty muži stroje
Genitive chlapov bytov mužov strojov
Dative chlapom bytom mužom strojom
Accusative chlapov byty mužov stroje
Locative chlapoch bytoch mužoch strojoch
Instrumental chlapmi bytmi mužmi strojmi


Declension of feminine nouns in Slovak

You will learn the declension of Slovak feminine nouns on the basis of these examples:
žena ‒ woman
pieseň ‒ song
ulica ‒ street, road

Declension of feminine nouns → Singular
Nominative žena pieseň ulica
Genitive ženy piesne ulice
Dative žene piesni ulici
Accusative ženu pieseň ulicu
Locative žene piesni ulici
Instrumental ženou piesňou ulicou

Declension of feminine nouns → Plural
Nominative ženy piesne ulice
Genitive žien piesní ulíc
Dative ženám piesňam uliciam
Accusative ženy piesne ulice
Locative ženách piesňach uliciach
Instrumental ženami piesňami ulicami


Declension of neuter nouns

You will learn the declension on the basis of these examples:
mesto ‒ town, city
more ‒ sea
námestie ‒ square
dieťa ‒ child, baby
múzeum ‒ museum

Declension of neuter nouns → Singular

-o -e -ie -a (young creatures) -um
Nominative mesto more námestie dieťa múzeum
Genitive mesta mora námestia dieťaťa múzea
Dative mestu moru námestiu dieťaťu múzeu
Accusative mesto more námestie dieťa múzeum
Locative meste mori námestí dieťati múzeu
Instrumental mest-om morom námestím dieťaťom múzeom

Declension of neuter nouns → Plural

-o -e -ie -a (young creatures) -um
Nominative mestá moria námestia deti múzeá
Genitive miest morí námestí detí múzeí
Dative mestám moriam námestiam deťom múzeám
Accusative mestá moria námestia deti múzeá
Locative mestách moriach námestiach deťoch múzeách
Instrumental mestami moriami námestiami deťmi múzeami

➠ Slovak Adjectives


 

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