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Nouns & Gender

Masculine, feminine, neuter

Three genders, shown by the ending

Masculine, feminine, neuter.

📊 Gender endings (nominative)
Gender Typical ending Example
masculine consonant (or -й) стол, музей
feminine -а, -я книга, неделя
neuter -о, -е окно, море
💬 Examples
стол / книга / окно
stol / kniga / okno
table (m) / book (f) / window (n)
📝 Consonant (m), -а/-я (f), -о/-е (n)
дом / мама / море
dom / mama / more
house (m) / mom (f) / sea (n)
📝 Gender from the ending
Most consonant-final nouns are masculine

A reliable cue.

💬 Examples
город
gorod
city
📝 Masculine (ends in a consonant)
телефон
telefon
telephone
📝 Masculine
Nouns in -ь can be masculine or feminine

Must be learned individually.

💬 Examples
день
den'
day (m)
📝 Masculine despite -ь
ночь
noch'
night (f)
📝 Feminine -ь