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Nominative Plural: Click here for Note to Instructors
Masculine Virile Nouns
by E. Małachowska-Pasek
and E. Wampuszyc

Masculine virile nouns refer only to men. The forms are highly irregular and often must be memorized.
Based on the explanations and examples, rewrite the following sentences with nouns in the nominative plural. Some of the words may be unfamiliar to you, but follow the examples! There are many irregularities in this topic so be patient and expect to do some memorizing.

Hint! Review hard consonants, soft consonants, hardened consonants, non-virile, virile

Masculine Virile nouns…


Group IV

… denoting social standing, office, title, kinship terms and certain nationalities

Group V

… denoting professions which take two possible endings

Group VI

… ending in -a

Nominative Plural

 


 

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