Ch 1, p. 3 Polish Gender

Note: A little bit of grammar: Unlike English words, Polish words have gender and their endings usually indicate their gender.

Polish words are either

• Masculine which usually end in a consonant (Picture the animal wearing a blue cap)
• Feminine which usually end in a or i (Picture the animal wearing a pink bonnet) or
• Neuter which usually end in e, ę , o or um (Picture the animal wearing a yellow bib)

1. What are the genders of these words?

• kot
• pies
• koń
• królik

2. What are the genders of these words?

• kura
• krowa
• kaczka
• ryba

3. What gender usually ends in e, ę , o or um?

4. What is the gender of jagnię?

5. How do you say jagnię in English?

Note: The Polish “J” sounds like the English “Y”

Answers:

1. They are all masculine because they end in a consonant.
2. They are all feminine because they end in an a or i.
3. Neuter.
4. Neuter
5. Lamb

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