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Meet the Nouns: Gender & Number

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Unlock the secret of Bulgarian nouns by mastering gender and plural forms.

  • Identify masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns.
  • Apply simple rules to form basic plurals.
  • Categorize common everyday objects correctly.
Master the DNA of Bulgarian nouns!

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Discover the concept of grammatical gender (masculine, feminine, neuter) in Bulgarian nouns. You'll also learn how to form basic plurals for common words.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to: correctly identify the gender of a noun based on its ending.
  2. 2
    By the end you will be able to: convert singular nouns into their basic plural forms.

Conseils et astuces (4)

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Look for the end

Always check the last letter of the word.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Noun Genders: Masculine (Мъжки род)
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Look for the ending

Always check the last letter. If it's -а or -я, it's 95% likely to be feminine.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Noun Genders: Feminine (Женски род)
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Look for the ending

Always check the last letter of the noun first.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Noun Genders: Neuter (Среден род)
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Check the gender

Always identify the gender of the noun first. It is the key to the right suffix.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Basic Plural Formation (-и, -а)

Vocabulaire clé (5)

стол chair жена woman дете child маса table прозорец window

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Review Summary

  • Noun + Consonant
  • Noun + -а/я
  • Noun + -о/е
  • Noun + -и/а

Erreurs courantes

Mistaking feminine for masculine. Remember -а is feminine.

Wrong: маса (masculine)
Correct: маса (feminine)

Using wrong plural suffix. Most masculine nouns take -ове.

Wrong: стол -> стола
Correct: стол -> столове

Neuter nouns often change to -а, not -и.

Wrong: дете -> дети
Correct: дете -> деца

Next Steps

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Pratique rapide (10)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Киното е голям.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Киното е голямо
Adjective must match neuter noun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Noun Genders: Neuter (Среден род)

Choose the correct plural.

What is the plural of село?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: села
Neuter nouns ending in -о take -а.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Basic Plural Formation (-и, -а)

Fill in the blank.

Това е ___ (стол).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: стол
Consonant ending.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Noun Genders: Masculine (Мъжки род)

Which noun is feminine?

Which is feminine?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: маса
Маса ends in -а.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Noun Genders: Feminine (Женски род)

Correct the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

Коткас

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Котки
No 's' in Bulgarian plurals.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Basic Plural Formation (-и, -а)

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Масата е голям.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Масата е голяма.
Adjective must match feminine noun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Common Nouns & Their Genders

Which noun is neuter?

Коя дума е от среден род?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: село
Село ends in -о.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Noun Genders: Neuter (Среден род)

Choose the correct form.

___ е нов.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Столът
Definite article.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Noun Genders: Masculine (Мъжки род)

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Колегата е умна.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Колегата е умен.
Колега is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Common Nouns & Their Genders

Add the correct article to 'маса'.

Маса___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: -та
Feminine nouns take -та.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Noun Genders: Feminine (Женски род)

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

No, many are inanimate objects like 'стол'.
It depends on the noun's root.
Most are, but some end in -я. Both are feminine.
Look at the last letter. -а and -я are the biggest clues.
Almost all. There are very few exceptions in common vocabulary.
Look at the ending. If it ends in -о or -е, it is neuter.
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