| Endings | -y/i | -e |
-y/i ending for nouns whose stem ends with a hard consonant or -ść.-y or -i ending?| Feminine Singular Nominative Case | Feminine Plural Nominative Case | English |
|---|---|---|
| krowa | krowy | a cow |
| pielęgniarka | pielęgniarki | a nurse |
| nauczycielka | nauczycielki | a teacher |
| małpa | małpy | a monkey |
| zasłona | zasłony | a curtain |
| łąka | łąki | a meadow |
| rzeka | rzeki | a river |
| droga | drogi | a road |
| noga | nogi | a leg |
| kość | kości | a bone |
| myśl | myśli* | a thought |
| marchew | marchwie *This noun is irregular. During declension its stem is softened w ➜ wi e e | a carrot |
-e ending for nouns whose stem ends with a soft consonant (except -ść).| Feminine Singular Nominative Case | Feminine Plural Nominative Case | English |
|---|---|---|
| ulica | ulice | a street |
| burza | burze | a storm |
| pomarańcza | pomarańcze | an orange |
| stajnia | stajnie | a barn |
| szyja | szyje | a neck |
| dusza | dusze | a soul |
| cebula | cebule | an onion |
| twarz | twarze | a face |
| noc | noce | a night |
| mysz | myszy *Note that mysz ends with a soft consonant sz but takes the -y ending | a mouse |
