Grammar reference
Grammatical gender
gramatický rod
Slovak nouns belong to masculine, feminine, or neuter gender.
Core rule
What changes
Every Slovak noun has a grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, or neuter.
Learn each noun with its gender because it changes adjective endings, pronouns, and past-tense verbs.
Pattern
Adjective endings follow gender
- masculine adjective ending: -ý
- feminine adjective ending: -á
- neuter adjective ending: -é
See it in use
Examples
- dobrý muž a good man
- dobrá žena a good woman
- dobré mesto a good city
Source
Reference
Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra SAV ↗Full attribution on References.