Masculine Nouns in -a

Masculine Nouns Ending in a

Level 5

Some nouns ending in -a, such as kolega, refer to males and trigger masculine agreement.

How It Works

Some nouns ending in -a, such as kolega, refer to males and trigger masculine agreement. Their endings and accepted declension alternatives must be learned lexically.

Kolega takes masculine agreement in moj kolega je prišel. Its final -a does not turn the participle into prišla when the referent is male. Some male names and role nouns allow declension variants, so use attested forms rather than one spelling-only rule.

Examples (3)

  1. Moj kolega je prišel.

    My colleague arrived.

  2. Govorim s kolegom.

    I am speaking with a colleague.

  3. Ta vodja je prijazen.

    This male leader is kind.

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Keep masculine agreement with an -a noun instead of inferring gender from its ending.