More Masculine: -цот, -ецот – Macedonian Lesson
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More Masculine: -цот, -ецот in Macedonian
This free Macedonian lesson teaches more masculine: -цот, -ецот as part of the Grammar: Definite Articles course on OpaLingo. Learn how Macedonian expresses "the" by adding endings to nouns — masculine -от, feminine -ата, and neuter -то. книга becomes книгата, маж becomes мажот. Master all three genders with clear pattern drills. You'll learn 6 Macedonian words, including прозорец (window), прозорецот (the window), човек (man/person), човекот (the man/person), стол (chair), each with native audio pronunciation, interactive flashcards, and a quiz to check your progress. Macedonian is a South Slavic language written in the Cyrillic alphabet and spoken by about 1.5 million people, primarily in North Macedonia. It is fully phonetic — every letter makes a consistent sound — so once you learn the 31-letter alphabet you can read and pronounce any word.
Vocabulary in this lesson
| Macedonian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| прозорец | prozorek | window |
| прозорецот | prozorekot | the window |
| човек | čovek | man/person |
| човекот | čovekot | the man/person |
| стол | stol | chair |
| столот | stolot | the chair |
Word by word
- прозорец is the Macedonian for “window”, pronounced “prozorek”.
- прозорецот — pronounced “prozorekot” — means “the window” in English.
- човек means “man/person”. Say it as “čovek”, exactly as the Cyrillic is written.
- човекот translates to “the man/person” and is pronounced “čovekot”.
- стол is the Macedonian for “chair”, pronounced “stol”.
- столот — pronounced “stolot” — means “the chair” in English.
How to practice more masculine: -цот, -ецот in Macedonian
Start by listening to the native audio for each word and repeating it out loud to build your pronunciation. Because Macedonian is written in Cyrillic and spelled phonetically, reading the words aloud is one of the fastest ways to remember them. This lesson then uses spaced flashcards and a short quiz to move the vocabulary into long-term memory — review it a few times across several days and you'll retain it far longer than from a single session. Every lesson on OpaLingo is free, works on mobile and desktop, and tracks your progress so you always know what to study next.
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