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i really have a very hard time figuring out what ending to put each time i need to use genitive plural. can anyone help me and tell me if there is a rule or some trick to understand when the ending of the noun is ов-ев, ей or nothing?
it's still a game of chance for me:/
thanks in advance:)
There are not definate rules, but guidelines:
Masculine or Feminine nouns ending in a soft sign -ь replace the soft sign with -ей. (Eй is often stressed):
рубль - рублей
день - дней (epithetic E)
житель - жителей
площадь - площадей
Masculine nouns ending Ж Ш Щ Ч add -ей
этаж - этажей
врач - врачей
товарищ - товарищей
Most masculine nouns ending in other consonants add -ов
стол - столов
язык - языков
BUT Spelling Rules state that Ц cannot be followed by an unstressed O, so instead after Ц the ending is -ев
месяц - месяцев
американец - американцев
отец - отцов - O is allowed here as it is STRESSED.
Feminine nouns ending in A or Я and Neuter nouns in O have zero endings, that is they loose there final vowel
улица - улиц
машина - машин
слово - слов
Generally nouns ending is Я will retain the softness of the last consonant and therefore end -ь. However the ending -ня ---> -ен
неделя - недель
Some words insert a vowel (o or e) if consonant clusters arise:
девушка - девушек (this works for all -шка endings)
окно - окон
марка - марок
The consonant is O, unless spelling rules dictate otherwise, then it is E. Like in девушек there is an E since an unstressed O is not allowed after Ш
The endings -ия -ие change to -ий
фамилия - фамилий
движение - движений
Nouns ending -Й replace it with -ев
музей - музеев
But there are MANY MANY exceptions, but these are some general rules that should help alot.
"Марок - марков" - что это?
Марка - марок
That's the one :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Lampada
Just briefly learn the guidlines which Tatu has already posted, but don't worry to much about them. Just take it one word at a time, learn as you go. You will eventually find yourself knowing the declensions before you even look, even if you don't know why.
MANY expections - what's this?
MANY exceptions
P.S. These're two
thanks for the help, TATY:)
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Originally Posted by Rtyom
Those are expected exceptions....... ;)
I see it. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by BabaYaga
basurero,
правильнее было бы сказать или "поправьте меня, если я ошибся" или "исправьте мои ошибки"