| Endings | -owi | -u |
-owi ending for all nouns apart from a few nouns listed in the next section.| Masculine Singular Nominative Case | Masculine Singular Dative Case | English |
|---|---|---|
| dom | domowi | a house |
| las | lasowi | a forest |
| telefon | telefonowi | a phone |
| budynek | budynkowi | a building |
| cukier | cukrowi | sugar |
| samochód | samochodowi | a car |
| krąg | kręgowi | a ring |
| ogrodnik | ogrodnikowi | a gardener |
| pracownik | pracownikowi | a worker |
| słoń | słoniowi | an elephant |
| bóbr | bobrowi | a beaver |
| mąż | mężowi | a husband |
| głośnik | głośnikowi | a loudspeaker |
| kij | kijowi | a stick |
| komputer | komputerowi | a computer |
-owi ending, take the -u ending in Dative Case. These nouns must be memorized.| Masculine Singular Nominative Case | Incorrect Form | Masculine Singular Dative Case | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| pies | psu | a dog | |
| kot | kotu | a cat | |
| pan | panu | a gentleman | |
| ojciec | ojcu * | a father | |
| chłopiec | chłopcu | a boy | |
| chłop | chłopu | a peasant | |
| bóg | bogu | a god | |
| lew | lwu | a lion | |
| ksiądz | księdzu | a priest | |
| świat | światu | a world | |
| brat | bratu | a brother |
