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Nouns & Gender

Masculine, feminine, neuter

Three genders

Often signaled by the ending.

📊 Gender endings (nominative)
Gender Typical ending Example
masculine consonant kot, stół
feminine -a kobieta, lampa
neuter -o, -e okno, dziecko
💬 Examples
kot / kobieta / okno
cat (m) / woman (f) / window (n)
📝 Consonant (m), -a (f), -o/-e (n)
stół / lampa / dziecko
table (m) / lamp (f) / child (n)
📝 Gender from the ending
Most consonant-final nouns are masculine

A reliable cue.

💬 Examples
dom
house
📝 Masculine (ends in a consonant)
samochód
car
📝 Masculine
Gender controls agreement everywhere

Adjectives, verbs and pronouns all agree.

💬 Examples
dobry kot
a good cat (m)
📝 Masculine adjective ending -y
dobra kawa
good coffee (f)
📝 Feminine adjective ending -a