Macedonian Plural

While in English, the plural is formed by adding (s) to the singular. In Macedonian, to form the plural of nouns and adjectives we add (-и) – This is the most common way to form the plural. Here are some examples:

Пријател (a friend) becomes: пријатели (some friends)

Жена (one woman) becomes: Жени (some women)

Ова е мојата црвена кола (this is my red car) becomes: Ова се моите црвени коли (these are my red cars).

Please note that the sentence in singular is different in more than one word from the sentence in plural - this is because with sentences - some of the auxiliary verbs and adjectives undergo a change in plural (e = се -> auxiliary verb / црвена = црвени -> adjective)

Furthermore, different nouns in Macedonian receive different suffixes while making the plural form.

1. The masculine gender noun receives these suffixes: - и, -еви, -вци/-овци:

столб – столбови (column – columns)

нож – ножеви (knife – knives)

татко – татковци (father – fathers)

The suffixes -еви, -вци/-овци are less common.

2. The feminine gender noun receives the common suffix: -и

жена – жени (woman – women)

маса – маси (table – tables)

Exceptions from the rule are:

рака – раце (hand – hands)

нога – нозе (leg – legs)

3. The neuter gender noun receives the suffixes: -а, -иња

чудо – чуда (wonder - wonders)

теле – телиња (calf – calves)

Speaking of gender, in the Macedonian languages, most often the natural gender is the grammatical gender. (for ex. дрво (tree) is of the neuter gender etc.)