Verbs (Czasowniki)

Noun Declension - y/i ending

During the declension of nouns, the ending -y/i occurs several times. The following rule explains how to use it:

If the stem of the noun ends with k, g, ć, dź, ś, ź, ń, l, ść, źdź, śl, śń, źń or j, use -i
Otherwise, use -y

The table below shows where this ending may occur.

Occurrence of `-y/i` Ending During Declension
	Singular Number			Plural Number
Case	Masculine Gender	Feminine Gender	Neuter Gender	Masculine Gender	Feminine Gender	Neuter Gender
Nominative Case
Genitive Case
Dative Case
Accusative Case
Instrumental Case
Locative Case
Vocative Case

Below are examples of applying -i ending to nouns.

Examples

hak	haki
krąg	kręgi
staroć	staroci
podpowiedź	podpowiedzi
oś	osi
paź	pazi
jaź	jazi
przystań	przystani
kręgiel	kręgli
kość	kości
gwóźdź	gwoździ
myśl	myśli
baśń	baśni
sesja	sesji

Below are examples of applying -y ending to nouns.

Examples

ropa	ropy
torba	torby
rafa	rafy
objaw	objawy
słoma	słomy
rabat	rabaty
sad	sady
rosa	rosy
zgroza	zgrozy
rana	rany
szkoła	szkoły
rower	rowery
mucha	muchy
most	mosty
pojazd	pojazdy
umysł	umysły
węzeł	węzły
wiosna	wiosny
kucharz	kucharzy
praca	pracy
sadza	sadzy
cisza	ciszy
tęcza	tęczy
straż	straży

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Noun Declension - y/i ending

During the declension of nouns, the ending -y/i occurs several times. The following rule explains how to use it:

If the stem of the noun ends with k, g, ć, dź, ś, ź, ń, l, ść, źdź, śl, śń, źń or j, use -i
Otherwise, use -y

The table below shows where this ending may occur.

Occurrence of `-y/i` Ending During Declension
	Singular Number			Plural Number
Case	Masculine Gender	Feminine Gender	Neuter Gender	Masculine Gender	Feminine Gender	Neuter Gender
Nominative Case
Genitive Case
Dative Case
Accusative Case
Instrumental Case
Locative Case
Vocative Case

Below are examples of applying -i ending to nouns.

Examples

hak	haki
krąg	kręgi
staroć	staroci
podpowiedź	podpowiedzi
oś	osi
paź	pazi
jaź	jazi
przystań	przystani
kręgiel	kręgli
kość	kości
gwóźdź	gwoździ
myśl	myśli
baśń	baśni
sesja	sesji

Below are examples of applying -y ending to nouns.

Examples

ropa	ropy
torba	torby
rafa	rafy
objaw	objawy
słoma	słomy
rabat	rabaty
sad	sady
rosa	rosy
zgroza	zgrozy
rana	rany
szkoła	szkoły
rower	rowery
mucha	muchy
most	mosty
pojazd	pojazdy
umysł	umysły
węzeł	węzły
wiosna	wiosny
kucharz	kucharzy
praca	pracy
sadza	sadzy
cisza	ciszy
tęcza	tęczy
straż	straży

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