Masculine Plural in -и
Plural of Masculine Nouns
To make most masculine nouns plural, add -и: студент → студенти, телефон → телефони.
How It Works
Just add -и. This is the usual plural for masculine nouns of two or more syllables:
- студент → студенти (students)
- пријател → пријатели (friends)
- телефон → телефони (phones)
- ресторан → ресторани (restaurants)
К, г and х change.
- к → ц: ученик → ученици (pupils), јазик → јазици (languages)
- г → з: бубрег → бубрези (kidneys)
- х → с: монах → монаси (monks)
Masculine nouns in -а. Nouns such as колега replace the -а with -и: колеги.
Other patterns.
- Most one-syllable nouns add -ови or -еви: град → градови. See One-Syllable Masculine Plurals.
- Some nouns lose an е: Македонец → Македонци. See Nouns With a Disappearing Vowel.
- A few are irregular: човек → луѓе. See Irregular Plurals.
- After numbers, masculine nouns for things use a count form: два дена. See Count Forms After Numbers.
With the article. The plural article is -те: студентите (the students). See The Definite Article.
Examples (6)
- Тие се студенти.
They are students.
- Имам многу пријатели.
I have a lot of friends.
- Учениците се во училиште.
The pupils are at school.
Ученик → ученици, and the plural article -те is added.
- Во градот има нови ресторани.
There are new restaurants in the city.
- Ова се моите учители.
These are my teachers.
- Во манастирот живеат монаси.
Monks live in the monastery.
Монах → монаси: х changes to с.
Common Mistakes
Keeping к before the plural -и.
Тие се добри ученики.Тие се добри ученици.A final к changes to ц before the plural -и.
Adding -ови to a longer noun.
Тие се студентови.Тие се студенти.-ови is mainly for one-syllable nouns such as град. Longer nouns usually just add -и.
Keeping х before the plural -и.
Во манастирот живеат монахи.Во манастирот живеат монаси.A final х changes to с before the plural -и.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Masculine plurals need masculine nouns.
Related Patterns
- Plural in -ови / -евиOne-Syllable Masculine Plurals
The plural of most one-syllable masculine nouns.
Level 1 - луѓе / деца / браќаIrregular Plurals
Common nouns with irregular plurals.
Level 2 - Nouns With a Disappearing Vowel
Nouns such as Македонец that lose an е in the plural.
Level 3 - два дена / три часаCount Forms After Numbers
The special form used after numbers.
Level 2 - -от / -та / -то / -теThe Definite Article
Plural nouns take the article -те.
Level 1
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