Forming the Dative Case of Nouns The dative singular of masculine nouns is formed by adding the ending -owi to the stem, except for a few, usually monosyllabic words which take the -u ending. Dative singular feminine endings are the same as in the locative case. The dative singular of neuter nouns is formed by adding the ending -u to the stem, except for neuter nouns ending in-um. Dative plural of all genders is formed by adding the ending -om to the stem. See and compare the following examples: Masculine Nouns Nominative Singular Dative Singular Dative Plural student studentowi studentom poeta poecie poetom wujek wujkowi wujkom gość gościowi gościom widelec widelcowi widelcom stół stołowi stołom A partial list of nouns taking the -u ending in the dative singular: Nominative Singular Dative Singular Dative Plural ojciec ojcu ojcom chłopiec chłopcu chłopcom kot kotu kotom pies psu psom pan pan panom świat światu światom Neuter Nouns Nominative Singular Dative Singular Dative Plural okno oknu oknom mieszkanie mieszkaniu mieszkaniom muzeum muzeum muzeom imię imieniu imionom Feminine Nouns Dative Singular, see the flowchart for the feminine forms Nominative Singular Dative Plural matka matkom pani paniom kość kościom Syntactic functions of the dative case