Genitive Plural -i / -iju
Other Genitive Plurals
Feminine noć has genitive plural noći. Oko and uho are neuter in the singular, but their body-part plurals oči and uši have feminine agreement and genitives očiju and ušiju.
How It Works
Pet noći uses the genitive plural of feminine noć. Its written form also appears elsewhere in the paradigm, so the surrounding number or preposition identifies its function.
The body-part nouns oko and uho are neuter in the singular. Their plurals oči and uši have feminine agreement and follow the plural i-declension: lijepe oči, velike uši. Their genitives are očiju and ušiju.
This irregular change is broader than a single suffix. Do not assign one genitive ending or one gender across the whole paradigm. Some nouns also have alternative genitive plural forms or meanings with different plurals; learn the specific body-part pattern here.
Examples (5)
- Ostajemo pet noći.
We are staying for five nights.
Noći is genitive plural after pet.
- Nakon nekoliko noći vratili smo se.
After several nights we returned.
The quantity expression contains genitive plural noći.
- Boja njezinih očiju je plava.
Her eyes are blue.
Očiju is the genitive plural of oko; body-part plural oči has feminine agreement.
- Buka mi smeta zbog osjetljivih ušiju.
The noise bothers me because of my sensitive ears.
Ušiju is the genitive plural of uho; body-part plural uši has feminine agreement.
- Njezine oči su lijepe.
Her eyes are beautiful.
Oči takes feminine plural njezine and lijepe, although singular oko is neuter.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The -i and -iju patterns contrast with the common genitive plural pattern.
Related Patterns
Practice Genitive Plural -i / -iju in Bubblegum
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