A2 · Elementary
🔢 Numbers with nouns الأعداد مع الأسماء
One coffee, two coffees, five coffees — three different endings.
1. 1, 2–4 and 5+
After 1 the noun stays normal. After 2, 3 and 4 it takes one ending, and from 5 upwards another.
| How many | stol (m.) · table | kava (f.) · coffee | pivo (n.) · beer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jedan stol | jedna kava | jedno pivo |
| 2 · 3 · 4 | dva stola | dvije kave | dva piva |
| 5+ | pet stolova | pet kava | pet piva |
Examples
- Dvije kave, molim.
Two coffees, please. · قهوتان من فضلك. - Imam tri brata.
I have three brothers. · لديّ ثلاثة إخوة. - To košta deset eura.
That costs ten euros. · هذا يكلف عشرة يوروهات.
💡 The number counts, not the digit: 21 behaves like 1 (dvadeset i jedan stol), 22 like 2, 25 like 5.
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