Polish genders
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| number | gender | endings/ features | examples | |
| singular | męski masculine | a consonant (or: -a, -o) | poeta (poet - man), tato (dad) | |
| męskoosobowy masculine-personal | both in singular and plural: accusative = genitive | robotnik (worker): acc. & gen. sg. robotnika acc. & gen. pl. robotników | ||
| męskożywotny (męskozwierzęcy) masculine-vital (masculine-animal) | in singular: accusative = genitive in plural: accusative = nominative | słoń (elephant): acc. & gen. sg. słonia acc. & nom. pl. słonie | ||
| męskonieżywotny masculine-non-vital | both in singular and plural: accusative = nominative | dom (house/ home): acc. & nom. sg. dom acc. & nom. pl. domy | ||
| żeński feminine | -a, -i (or: a consonant) | kobieta (woman), mistrzyni (champion - woman), miłość (love) | ||
| nijaki neuter | -e, -ę, -o | słońce (the sun), kurczę (chicken), okno (window) | ||
| plural | męskoosobowy virile | the nouns which are of męskoosobowy 'sub-gender' in singular | ludzie (people) | |
| niemęskoosobowy non-virile | all the others | kobiety (women), psy (dogs), kaktusy (cactuses), kamienie (stones) | ||
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