Serbian Gender and Number
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Singular:
| Gender | Ends with |
| masculine | consonant |
| feminine | a |
| neuter | e / o |
Example:
Masculine Singular:
učitelj (male teacher)
prijatelj (male friend)
papir (paper)
Feminine Singular:
sestra (sister)
žena (wife)
kuća (house)
Neuter Singular:
dete (kid)
selo (village)
There are some exception for these rules for example:
tata (dad) - masculine (ending with “a”)
ljubav (love) - feminine (ending with consonant)
But we will not include these in this lesson. We will just discuss the General Rules in Serbian Grammar
Plural:
| Gender | Ends with |
| masculine | i |
| feminine | e |
| neuter | a |
Example:
Masculine Plural:
učitelji (teachers)
prijatelji (friends)
papiri (papers)
Feminine Plural:
sestre (sisters)
žene (wives)
kuće (houses)
Neuter Plural:
deca (kids)
sela (villages)
There are some plural which needs additional rules. For example:
brat (brother) - braća (brothers)
muž (husband) - muževi (husbands)
sto (table) - stolovi (tables)
But we will not include these in this lesson. We will just discuss the General Rules in Serbian Grammar