Learn Bosnian  grammar : Nouns

Noun is a word used to identify a person, place or a thing. In Bosnian every noun has a gender: feminine, masculine or neuter that determines its declension.

i) Masculine (singular) noun ends in a consonant (majority of masculine nouns):Examples:

Town	Grad
Computer	Kompjuter
Boy	Djeak-(dyechak)

ii) Masculine (plural) nouns end in an "i":Examples:

Towns	Gradovi
Computers	Kompjuteri
Boys	Djeaci-(dyechatsee)

iii) A great majority of feminine nouns ends in an "a". There are only few of them ending in a consonant:Examples:

Cat	Maka - (machka)
Girl	Djevojka - (dyevoyka)
Dot	Taka - (tachka)

iv) Feminine (plural) nouns end in "e" or "i":Examples:

Cats	Make
Girls	Djevojke
Dots	Take

v) Neuther (singular):Examples:

Mirror	Ogledalo
Place	Mjesto-(myesto)

vi) Neuther (plural):Examples:

Mirrors	Ogledala
Places	Mjesta

 

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Declension of Nouns

1) Masculine nouns
Nominativ:grad - town
Genitiv: grada
Dativ: gradu
Accusative: grad
Instrumental: gradom
Locative: gradu
Vocative: grade!

2) Feminine nouns
Nominativ:djevojka - girl
Genitiv: djevojke
Dativ: djevojci
Accusative: djevojku
Instrumental: djevojkom
Locative: djevojci
Vocative: djevojko!

3) Neuter nouns
Nominativ:ogledalo - mirror
Genitiv: ogledala
Dativ: ogledalu
Accusative: ogledalo
Instrumental: ogledalom
Locative: ogledalu
Vocative: ogledalo!

Note: The definite and indefinite articles ( the , a) are not used in Bosnian, but the sense is usually quite clear from the content

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