Counting Flashcards
one chair
един стол
one table
една маса
one desk
едно бюро
two chairs
два стола
Non-person plural numeral nouns → -а ending
two tables
две маси
two desks
две бюра
one person
един човек
two people
двама души
-ма only affects counting masculine animate elements
three people
трима души
-ма only affects counting masculine animate elements
four people
четирима души
-ма only affects counting masculine animate elements
how many pencils are on the table?
колко молива има на масата?
Има is used to express existence or presence of something
колко followed by inanimate masculine noun → noun ends in -a
Seven pencils
седем молива
Two magazines
две списания
[Neuter plural] ИЕ ending nouns → -ия
four newspapers
четири вестника
many chairs
много столове
masculine plural rule
ending in consonant or -Й
-и ending
masculine plural rule
Single-syllable
-ове ending
masculine plural rule
-К ending nouns
-ци ending
masculine plural rule
Non-person plural numeral nouns
-а ending
feminine plural rule
-А or -Я ending nouns
-и ending
neuter plural rule
-Е ending nouns
-та ending
neuter plural rule
-ИЕ ending nouns
-ия ending
neuter plural rule
-О ending nouns
-а ending
how many telephones?
колко телефона?
колко followed by inanimate masculine noun → noun ends in -a
many telephones
много телефони
two students
двама студенти
-ма only affects counting masculine animate elements
four students
четирима студенти
-ма only affects counting masculine animate elements
two women
две жени