I can talk about my family and ask about someone else's: my parents, two brothers, these students — and not mix up the plural for men with the forms I learned before.
Moji rodičia a dvaja bratia: the plural for men
Moji rodičia a dvaja bratia: the plural for men
Why: to talk about your family: “my parents”, “two brothers”, “these students”.
Nouns for men (masculine animate) have their own plural. Three endings: most often -i (lektor → lektori); -ovia for nouns in -a and -o (ujo → ujovia) and for syn; -ia for nouns in -teľ (učiteľ → učitelia) and for brat, rodič, manžel.
The words next to them change too: tí, moji, tvoji, naši, vaši; the numbers dvaja, traja, štyria. English “two”, “my”, “these” never change.
Women, children, and things stay as before: tie, moje, dve (tie moje dve sestry).
“Whom?” in the singular is also as before: nouns for men take -a: mám rád otca.
rodina means “family”; slobodný means “single” (unmarried). vydatá (married) is said of a woman, ženatý (married) of a man.
Common mistakes:
• דtie moji bratia” → “tí moji bratia”.
• דdve bratia” → “dvaja bratia”.
• דmoji brati” → “moji bratia”.
Men in the plural
Only men get their own form. Women, children, and things stay as before: tie, moje, dve.
| Who | Ending or word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| men | -i | lektor → lektori, policajt → policajti |
| men | -ovia | ujo → ujovia, dedko → dedkovia |
| men | -ia | učiteľ → učitelia, manžel → manželia |
| men — all together | tí, moji, traja | tí moji traja učitelia |
| women | tie, moje, tri | tie moje tri tety |
| things | tie, moje, tri | tie moje tri autá |
Lesson notes
Moji rodičia a dvaja bratia: the plural for men
Why: to talk about your family: “my parents”, “two brothers”, “these students”.
Nouns for men (masculine animate) have their own plural. Three endings: most often -i (lektor → lektori); -ovia for nouns in -a and -o (ujo → ujovia) and for syn; -ia for nouns in -teľ (učiteľ → učitelia) and for brat, rodič, manžel.
The words next to them change too: tí, moji, tvoji, naši, vaši; the numbers dvaja, traja, štyria. English “two”, “my”, “these” never change.
Women, children, and things stay as before: tie, moje, dve (tie moje dve sestry).
“Whom?” in the singular is also as before: nouns for men take -a: mám rád otca.
rodina means “family”; slobodný means “single” (unmarried). vydatá (married) is said of a woman, ženatý (married) of a man.
Common mistakes:
• דtie moji bratia” → “tí moji bratia”.
• דdve bratia” → “dvaja bratia”.
• דmoji brati” → “moji bratia”.