A1 · शुरुआती चैप्टर 7

The Three Genders

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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Unlock the secrets of Slovak nouns by mastering the three grammatical genders.

  • Identify masculine nouns by their consonant endings.
  • Recognize feminine nouns ending in -a.
  • Categorize neuter nouns ending in -o or -e.
Master the gender core of Slovak language.

तुम क्या सीखोगे

Understanding masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns. Learn the patterns that determine a noun's gender in Slovak.

Learning Objectives

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

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    By the end you will be able to: correctly classify a list of 20 common household nouns by their gender.

टिप्स और ट्रिक्स (3)

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Look for the ending

If it ends in a consonant, it's 90% masculine.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Masculine Noun Endings
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Look for -a

Always check the last letter of the noun.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Feminine Noun Endings
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Check the ending

Always look at the last letter of the noun.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Neuter Noun Endings

मुख्य शब्दावली (6)

pes dog (masculine) žena woman (feminine) auto car (neuter) stôl table (masculine) kniha book (feminine) dieťa child (neuter)

Real-World Preview

briefcase

At the Office

Review Summary

  • Noun + Consonant
  • Noun + -a
  • Noun + -o/-e

सामान्य गलतियाँ

You classified a neuter noun as masculine. Remember, if it ends in -o, it is neuter.

Wrong: Auto je mužský rod.
सही: Auto je stredný rod.

Nouns ending in -a are almost always feminine.

Wrong: Kniha je stredný rod.
सही: Kniha je ženský rod.

Pes ends in a consonant, so it must be masculine.

Wrong: Pes je ženský rod.
सही: Pes je mužský rod.

Next Steps

You have done a fantastic job! Keep practicing and soon these rules will become second nature.

Label items in your house with sticky notes

Continue to: The Present Moment: -am Verbs

त्वरित अभ्यास (7)

Fill in the correct demonstrative.

___ stôl je nový.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ten
Stôl is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Masculine Noun Endings

Select the masculine noun.

Which is masculine?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Pes
Pes ends in a consonant.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Masculine Noun Endings

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Tá pes je malý.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ten pes je malý.
Pes is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Masculine Noun Endings

Fill in the blank.

Auto je ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: pekné
Auto is neuter.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Neuter Noun Endings

Choose the correct form.

___ káva je dobrá.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Dobrá
Feminine adjective.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Feminine Noun Endings

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

To je dobrý škola.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: dobrá
Adjective agreement.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Feminine Noun Endings

Fill in the blank.

To je ___ (žena).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: žena
Nominative case.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Feminine Noun Endings

Score: /7

सामान्य प्रश्न (5)

No, they are divided into animate and inanimate.
Look for a consonant ending.
Almost, but check for masculine exceptions like 'dedo'.
Soft ends in -ia.
Yes, it is.
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