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Nouns, Gender & Number
Three genders, plural formation, animate/inanimate
стіл
table
stil
Masculine noun — ends in a consonant
книга
book
knyha
Feminine noun — most nouns ending in -а are feminine
вікно
window
vikno
Neuter noun — nouns ending in -о are neuter
хлопець
boy
khlopets
Masculine animate noun ending in soft consonant
жінка
woman
zhinka
Feminine animate noun
столи
tables
stoly
Masculine plural — hard masculine nouns take -и
книги
books
knyhy
Feminine plural in -и
вікна
windows
vikna
Neuter plural — -о changes to -а
друг
friend
druh
Masculine animate; note Г pronounced 'h'
сім'я
family
simya
Feminine noun; apostrophe marks a hard separation before я
