Genitive Singular
Common genitive singular endings include masculine and neuter -a and feminine -e or -i.
How It Works
Common genitive singular endings include masculine and neuter -a and feminine -e or -i. The genitive appears after many prepositions, with possession, quantities and ordinary negated direct objects.
Learn genitive forms alongside a governing phrase: brez prijatelja, brez knjige, brez vode. For possession, the genitive noun identifies the owner while the possessed noun keeps its own sentence role. Naslov prijatelja contains two different noun roles.
Examples (3)
- To je naslov prijatelja.
This is a friend's address.
- Prišel sem brez torbe.
I came without a bag.
- Nimam časa.
I do not have time.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Recognize the genitive as a grammatical relationship before learning its common endings.
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
- iz + GenitiveFrom Inside or from a PlaceLevel 2
- nimamNegative Forms of ImetiLevel 2
- od / do / brez + GenitiveFrom Up to and WithoutLevel 2
- koliko, veliko, maloAsking About QuantityLevel 3
- pet + Genitive PluralCounting Five or MoreLevel 3
- kot / odComparison TargetsLevel 4
- Direct Objects Under NegationLevel 4
- s / z + GenitiveComing from a SurfaceLevel 5
And 3 more in the full list.
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