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Plurals (Nominative)

Plural endings and the spelling rule

Masculine & feminine plural: -ы / -и

For most nouns.

📊 Nominative plurals
Gender Singular → Plural Example
masculine + -ы / -и столы, музеи
feminine -а → -ы / -и книги
neuter -о → -а окна
neuter -е → -я моря
💬 Examples
стол → столы
stol → stoly
table → tables
📝 Masculine + -ы
книга → книги
kniga → knigi
book → books
📝 Feminine -а → -и
Neuter plural: -а / -я

A different pattern.

💬 Examples
окно → окна
okno → okna
window → windows
📝 Neuter -о → -а
море → моря
more → morya
sea → seas
📝 Neuter -е → -я
Spelling rule: -ы → -и after к, г, х, ж, ч, ш, щ

A key orthographic rule.

💬 Examples
книга → книги
kniga → knigi
book → books
📝 After г → -и (not -ы)
ручка → ручки
ruchka → ruchki
pen → pens
📝 After к → -и