Czech Nouns: Declension

Declension of masculine nouns
Declension of feminine nouns
Declension of neuter nouns

Declension of Masculine Nouns

Masculine nouns are the only nouns that are divided into "animate" (live - people, animals, etc.) and "inanimate" (not live - things, minerals, buildings, etc.).

The masculine gender has six sets of model nouns:

Animate nouns ending with a hard consonant (d, h, ch, k, n, r, t)

Model noun: pán (gentleman)
Other nouns in this category: syn (son), pes (dog), doktor (doctor)

Inanimate nouns ending with a hard consonant (d, h, ch, k, n, r, t)

Model noun: hrad (castle)
Other nouns in this category: dům (house), rok (year), hotel (hotel)

Animate nouns ending with a soft consonant (č, ř, š, ž, c, j, ď, ť, ň)

Model noun: muž (man)
Other nouns in this category: lékař (doctor), řidič (driver), strýc (uncle)

Inanimate nouns ending with a soft consonant (č, ř, š, ž, c, j, ď, ť, ň)

Model noun: stroj (machine)
Other nouns in this category: konec (end), čaj (tea), nůž (knife)

Special nouns ending with the vowel -a or -e

Model noun: předseda (chairman)
Other nouns in this category: děda (grandpa), Jirka (George), Honza (Johnny)

Model noun: soudce (judge)
Other nouns in this category: poradce (consultant)

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