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Noun Declension - Summary of Endings

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The charts below display all Case endings for nouns. When multiple options are available, refer to the additional tips to determine which ending to use.Click on any ending to navigate to its corresponding article..

Additional remarks:

The - symbol indicates that there is no ending. When a noun ends in a vowel in the singular Nominative Case and the - ending must be applied, it means that the vowel should be removed.
Example
The plural Genitive Case of the feminine noun kobieta will be:
kobieta + - = kobiet
The -y/i ending appears several times throughout the declension. Read the article about the -y/i ending to learn how to use it.
The ' symbol indicates that the noun stem should be softened. For more information about softening, see the article about noun softening .
In addition to adding endings, many nouns undergo additional changes in their stems during declension. For information about these irregularities, see the article on common irregularities during noun declension .
For information about when to use each Case, refer to these articles:
=N means that the ending is the same as in Nominative Case of the same gender and number.

Singular Number

masculine

1 use this ending for inanimate objects, although there are many exceptions which use the -a ending

2 use this ending for animate objects

3 inanimate objects have the same Accusative and Nominative form

4 animate objects have the same Accusative and Genitive form

5 use this ending for nouns whose stems end with a hard consonant, except k, g and ch/h

6 use this ending for nouns whose stems end with a soft consonant or k, g, ch/h

7 the Locative and Vocative forms are the same

8 if the stem ends with k or g, then add additional -i- between the stem and the ending

9 some nouns take the -u ending, but the vast majority take the -owi ending

feminine

1 it is the basic dictionary form of the noun, so no need to choose an ending

2 use for nouns endings with a hard consonant + -a in Nominative

3 use for nouns endings with a soft consonant + -a or a consonant in Nominative

4 use for nouns endings with -a in Nominative

5 use for nouns endings with a consonant in Nominative

6 both the Dative and Locative case have the same forms and rules of applying endings

7 there are some feminine nouns that end with -i, i.e. gospodyni, pani

8 some masculine nouns take the -a ending. To decline them use feminine endings in singular number, and masculine endings in plural number.

9 use for nouns ending with a consonant followed by -a excluding personal affectionate names with a soft consonant.

10 use for personal affectionate names that end with a soft consonant followed by -a

11 use for nouns ending with -i

12 use for nouns ending with a consonant

neuter

1 use this ending if the stem ends with a hard consonant, except k, g and ch/h

2 use this ending if the stem ends with a soft consonant or k, g, ch/h

3 the Nominative, Accusative and Vocative case all have the same forms

4 if the stem ends with k or g, then add additional -i- between the stem and the ending

5 there are some neuter nouns ending in -ę or -um. They have irregular declension

Plural Number

masculine

1 use this ending for nouns ending with a hard consonant

2 if the noun is a personal noun soften the hard consonant (-'y / 'i)

3 some nouns describing titles or relations take -owie ending

4 nouns ending with -anin take -anie ending

5 use this ending for nouns ending with a soft consonant

6 use this ending for nouns ending with a hard consonant or c, dz, j

7 use this ending for nouns ending with a soft consonant, except c, dz and j

8 if the noun is not personal, use the Nominative Case form

9 if the noun is personal, use the Genitive Case form

10 the Vocative and Nominative forms are the same

feminine

1 use this ending for nouns whose stem ends with a hard consonant or -ść

2 use this ending for nouns whose stem ends with a soft consonant except -ść

3 use this ending for nouns ending in a vowel

4 use this ending for nouns ending in a consonant

5 the Nominative, Accusative and Vocative case all have the same forms

neuter

1 some soft stem nouns (with a collective or naming areas meaning) take the -y / i ending here

2 a few nouns (mostly those ending with -um in Nominative singular) take the -ów ending here

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Additional remarks:

The - symbol indicates that there is no ending. When a noun ends in a vowel in the singular Nominative Case and the - ending must be applied, it means that the vowel should be removed.
Example
The plural Genitive Case of the feminine noun kobieta will be:
kobieta + - = kobiet
The -y/i ending appears several times throughout the declension. Read the article about the -y/i ending to learn how to use it.
The ' symbol indicates that the noun stem should be softened. For more information about softening, see the article about noun softening .
In addition to adding endings, many nouns undergo additional changes in their stems during declension. For information about these irregularities, see the article on common irregularities during noun declension .
For information about when to use each Case, refer to these articles:
=N means that the ending is the same as in Nominative Case of the same gender and number.

Singular Number

masculine

1 use this ending for inanimate objects, although there are many exceptions which use the -a ending

2 use this ending for animate objects

3 inanimate objects have the same Accusative and Nominative form

4 animate objects have the same Accusative and Genitive form

5 use this ending for nouns whose stems end with a hard consonant, except k, g and ch/h

6 use this ending for nouns whose stems end with a soft consonant or k, g, ch/h

7 the Locative and Vocative forms are the same

8 if the stem ends with k or g, then add additional -i- between the stem and the ending

9 some nouns take the -u ending, but the vast majority take the -owi ending

feminine

1 it is the basic dictionary form of the noun, so no need to choose an ending

2 use for nouns endings with a hard consonant + -a in Nominative

3 use for nouns endings with a soft consonant + -a or a consonant in Nominative

4 use for nouns endings with -a in Nominative

5 use for nouns endings with a consonant in Nominative

6 both the Dative and Locative case have the same forms and rules of applying endings

7 there are some feminine nouns that end with -i, i.e. gospodyni, pani

8 some masculine nouns take the -a ending. To decline them use feminine endings in singular number, and masculine endings in plural number.

9 use for nouns ending with a consonant followed by -a excluding personal affectionate names with a soft consonant.

10 use for personal affectionate names that end with a soft consonant followed by -a

11 use for nouns ending with -i

12 use for nouns ending with a consonant

neuter

1 use this ending if the stem ends with a hard consonant, except k, g and ch/h

2 use this ending if the stem ends with a soft consonant or k, g, ch/h

3 the Nominative, Accusative and Vocative case all have the same forms

4 if the stem ends with k or g, then add additional -i- between the stem and the ending

5 there are some neuter nouns ending in -ę or -um. They have irregular declension

Plural Number

masculine

1 use this ending for nouns ending with a hard consonant

2 if the noun is a personal noun soften the hard consonant (-'y / 'i)

3 some nouns describing titles or relations take -owie ending

4 nouns ending with -anin take -anie ending

5 use this ending for nouns ending with a soft consonant

6 use this ending for nouns ending with a hard consonant or c, dz, j

7 use this ending for nouns ending with a soft consonant, except c, dz and j

8 if the noun is not personal, use the Nominative Case form

9 if the noun is personal, use the Genitive Case form

10 the Vocative and Nominative forms are the same

feminine

1 use this ending for nouns whose stem ends with a hard consonant or -ść

2 use this ending for nouns whose stem ends with a soft consonant except -ść

3 use this ending for nouns ending in a vowel

4 use this ending for nouns ending in a consonant

5 the Nominative, Accusative and Vocative case all have the same forms

neuter

1 some soft stem nouns (with a collective or naming areas meaning) take the -y / i ending here

2 a few nouns (mostly those ending with -um in Nominative singular) take the -ów ending here

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After reading this book you will be able to decline any noun in the Polish language. This book also contains exercises with answers, which will help you practice what you learn.

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Noun Declension - Summary of Endings

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Cases - Noun Declension

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Cases - Noun Declension