The masculine singular
Level B1 · Unit 13: Learning languages · Lesson 2: Masculine nouns: all six cases
Here are all six cases of a hard stem (jezik) and a soft stem (učitelj, ending in c, č, j, š or ž). Soft stems take -em where hard stems take -om.
| Case | Question | jezik | učitelj |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kdo? kaj? | jezik | učitelj |
| genitive | koga? česa? | jezika | učitelja |
| dative | komu? čemu? | jeziku | učitelju |
| accusative | koga? kaj? | jezik | učitelja |
| locative | o kom? o čem? | o jeziku | o učitelju |
| instrumental | s kom? s čim? | z jezikom | z učiteljem |
Practise this in the free course
This explanation comes from Unit 13, Lesson 2 of Slovenim, a free Slovenian course with dialogues, audio and exercises that check your answers.