Special plurals
Level B1 · Unit 13: Learning languages · Lesson 3: Masculine nouns: plural and dual
- Many short nouns add -ov- in the plural: sin → sinovi, grad → gradovi, most → mostovi. The endings that follow are regular: sinov, sinovom, sinove…
- A few take -je in the nominative only: brat → bratje, zob → zobje. The other cases are regular: bratov, z brati.
| Case | človek (pl.) | otrok (pl.) |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ljudje | otroci |
| genitive | ljudi | otrok |
| dative | ljudem | otrokom |
| accusative | ljudi | otroke |
| locative | o ljudeh | o otrocih |
| instrumental | z ljudmi | z otroki |
Practise this in the free course
This explanation comes from Unit 13, Lesson 3 of Slovenim, a free Slovenian course with dialogues, audio and exercises that check your answers.