I cracked open my Macedonian 101 language learning book the other day to refresh myself. I made some notes about grammar if anyone is learning Macedonian and perhaps interested.

Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken mainly in North Macedonia. It is closely related to Bulgarian and Serbian and is written using the Cyrillic alphabet.

Here is a brief overview of the grammar of Macedonian:

Nouns:

• Macedonian nouns have three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter.
• Nouns are declined according to number (singular and plural) and case (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, vocative, and instrumental).
• There are seven noun declensions in Macedonian, which are determined by the noun’s ending and the gender of the noun.

Pronouns:

• Macedonian has personal, possessive, reflexive, and demonstrative pronouns.
• Pronouns are declined according to number, person, and case.

Verbs:

• Macedonian verbs are conjugated according to tense, mood, and aspect.
• There are three tenses in Macedonian: present, past, and future.
• There are two primary moods in Macedonian: indicative and subjunctive.
• There are two aspects in Macedonian: perfective and imperfective.

Adjectives:

• Macedonian adjectives are declined according to number, gender, and case.
• Adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and case.

Prepositions:

• Macedonian prepositions show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.
• Prepositions are followed by a noun or pronoun in the accusative or dative case.

This is just a brief overview of Macedonian grammar. There are many more complexities and nuances to the language, and it is always a good idea to study with a tutor or take a class to learn a language properly.