dva, tri, četiri + Genitive

Two, Three and Four

Level 2

With two, three and four, a masculine or neuter noun ends in -a and a feminine noun ends in -e: dva stola, tri sela, četiri kuće.

How It Works

GenderOneTwo, three, four
masculinejedan stodva stola, tri stola, četiri stola
femininejedna kućadvije kuće, tri kuće, četiri kuće
neuterjedno selodva sela, tri sela, četiri sela

A one-syllable masculine noun may add -ov- or -ev- in the plural, but not here. Use tri stola and dva dana, not tri stolovi.

Adjectives usually follow with -a or -e as well: dva velika stola, tri nove kuće. Some nouns have an irregular form after these numbers. Čovjek becomes dva čovjeka, and for children people often use the group number: dvoje djece.

From pet upward a different ending is needed, and another entry explains it.

Examples (4)

  1. Imam dva brata.

    I have two brothers.

    Brat becomes brata after dva.

  2. Na stolu su tri knjige.

    There are three books on the table.

    Knjiga becomes knjige.

  3. U selu su četiri kafane.

    There are four cafes in the village.

    Kafana becomes kafane.

  4. Dva velika sela su blizu.

    Two big villages are near.

    The adjective follows with -a.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting the noun in the plural after two, three or four.

    Imam tri kuća.
    Imam tri kuće.

    After tri a feminine noun ends in -e.

  • Using the ordinary plural.

    Imam dva stolovi.
    Imam dva stola.

    After dva the noun takes -a, not -ovi.

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dva, tri, četiri + GenitiveLevel 2Two, Three and Four

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These numbers take the genitive singular.

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