Polish Masculine Personal Plural Nouns
Nominative Plural of Nouns (Masculine Personal)
The distinct and complex noun and adjective endings used in the Polish nominative plural specifically for masculine humans (męskoosobowy).
In Polish, the nominative plural is split into two major categories: masculine personal (męskoosobowy - referring to groups containing at least one male human) and non-masculine personal (niemęskoosobowy - referring to women, children, animals, and objects). The masculine personal group triggers special consonant and vowel mutations in both adjectives and nouns (e.g., student -> studenci, Polak -> Polacy, dobry -> dobrzy).
Examples
Ci dobrzy studenci pilnie uczą się polskiego.
These good students study Polish diligently.
Polacy chętnie podróżują po całym świecie.
Poles gladly travel all over the world.
Tamci starsi panowie rozmawiają w parku.
Those elderly gentlemen are talking in the park.
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