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Cases (Przypadki)
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Accusative Case (Biernik) - Masculine Singular Nouns

Masculine singular nouns in Accusative Case take the following endings:
Endings--a
The - symbol indicates that there is no ending.
Some nouns may have irregularities in their stem when adding an ending.
Orthography rule

The - ending usage

Use the - ending for inanimate objects.
Examples
Masculine Singular Nominative CaseMasculine Singular Accusative CaseEnglish
domdoma house
telefontelefona phone
samochódsamochóda car
budynekbudyneka building
laslasa forest

The -a ending usage

Use the -a ending for animate objects.
Examples
Masculine Singular Nominative CaseMasculine Singular Accusative CaseEnglish
kotkotaa cat
ogrodnikogrodnikaa gardener
pracownikpracownikaa worker
słońsłoniaan elephant
lewlwaa lion
piespsaa dog
bóbrbobraa beaver
mążmężaa husband
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