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Nominative Case (Mianownik) - Masculine Singular Nouns

Masculine singular nouns in Nominative Case take the following endings:
Endings--a*
The - symbol indicates that there is no ending.
The singular Nominative Case form corresponds to the dictionary form. Most of the masculine nouns end with a consonant.
Examples
Masculine Singular Nominative CaseEnglish
doma house
lasa forest
telefona phone
budyneka building
cukiersugar
samochóda car
krąga ring
ogrodnika gardener
pracownika worker
słońan elephant
bóbra beaver
mąża husband
głośnika loudspeaker
kija stick
komputera computer
There are masculine nouns that end with -a vowel, which is usually associated with feminine nouns. Such nouns have different declension rules and use feminine endings for singular forms and masculine endings for plural forms.
Examples
Masculine Singular Nominative CaseEnglish
mężczyznaa man
kolegaa colleague
kierowcaa driver
mordercaa murderer
łowcaa hunter
pracodawcaan employer
krwiodawcaa blood donor
sprzedawcaa seller
doradcaan adviser
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