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Noun Gender and Number

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Here are some basic rules, though exceptions exist:

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And where a list of exceptions? Also in Russian there are words ending on a soft sign, for example masculine: егерь, конь; Feminine: ель, мебель, дверь, метель, лошадь, кровь, моль, соль, цепь, тушь and so on. Also pay attention to words конь and лошадь. It's both translate as "horse", but конь - masculine and лошадь - feminine.

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English plurals end in -s. In Russian, there are more endings to make plurals.

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That's right, but as I know English plurals might ending on -es like as foxes. Correct if I'm wrong.

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Some nouns are always singular.

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Right, but possible to add "And some nouns are always in plural, like деньги".

To be continued...

delog, I think it's a great idea that you are giving feedback here. I'm excited. This will surely help improve the lessons :)

Nouns ending in -Ь are exceptions. They can be feminine or masculine. Here's an short list of exceptions.

These nouns are masculine:
словарь
день
парень
дождь
рубль
голубь
корень
пень

And these nouns are feminine:
кровать
тетрадь
ночь
дочь
осень
дверь
жизнь

Noun Gender and Number

There are three genders in Russian: masculine, feminine and neuter. You can usually determine the gender of a noun by its ending. Here are some basic rules, though exceptions exist:

Masculine:

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Дом, стол, нож, шалаш,
and also врач, ключ, плащ, товарищ ______ in a hard consonant
Чай, сарай, соловей, воробей, ручей ______ in -й
Автомобиль, гвоздь, день, словарь, парень,
дождь, рубль, голубь, корень, пень _______ Some nouns with -ь

Feminine:
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Картина, школа, вода, парта, вода ________ in -a
Семья, земля, дыня, лилия, беготня ________ in -я

Тетрадь, артель, болезнь, печь, помощь,
Кровать, ночь, дочь, осень, дверь, жизнь ________ Some nouns with -ь


Neuter:

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Письмo, окно, слово, зерно, дело ______ in -o
Платьe, море, поле, солнце, ружьё _________ in -e , ё
Знамя, семя, племя, имя, пламя, бремя, время, стремя, вымя, темя (10 only)_______ in -мя

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1. Дитя - neuter
2. Indeclinable Nouns - новое пальто, тёплое кашне, громкое ура - neuter, but чёрный кофе- мasculine
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Originally Posted by delog

Some nouns are always singular. Right, but possible to add "And some nouns are always in plural, like деньги".

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алименты - alimony
Альпы - Alps
Афины - Athens
близнецы - Gemini
боты - galoshes
будни - workdays
весы - scales
вилы - pitchfork
ворота - gate(s)
горелки - catch (game)
деньги - money
дети - children
дрова - firewood
дрожжи - yeast
заморозки - frosts
каникулы - holiday break
качели - swing
люди - people
макароны - macaroni, pasta
мощи - relic(s)
ножницы - scissors
носилки - stretcher
обои - wallpaper
опилки - sawdust
очки - glasses
перила - banister, railing
похороны - funeral
проводы - seeing-off
прятки - hide-and-seek
роды - childbirth
санки - sledge
сласти - sweets
смотрины - bridal shower
сумерки - dusk
сутки - 24 hour period
усы - moustache
хлопоты - trouble(s)
хлопья - flake(s)
хоромы - mansion
часы - clock, watch
чернила - ink
шахматы - chess
щи - cabbage soup
щипцы - tongs, pinchers

The Declension of Singular Nouns

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Second declension nouns are masculine nouns with a zero ending in the initial form (стол, олень, гербарий)

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Гербарий has zero ending? It seems to me, that its ending -ий, shouldn't one? In a table below at least has written "Nominative case - гербарий" with marked -ий.

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Originally Posted by delog

Гербарий has a zero ending? It seems to me_ that its ending is -ий, [s:37yptwx8]shouldn't one[/s:37yptwx8] isn't it? In [s:37yptwx8]a[/s:37yptwx8] the table [s:37yptwx8]below[/s:37yptwx8] above at least [s:37yptwx8]has[/s:37yptwx8](who has?) it's written "Nominative case - гербарий" with marked -ий.

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Спасибо, Оля, что поправила, я только не понял одну вещь - почему вместо below надо писать above? Это же два противоположенных по смыслу слова. А я хотел сказать "В таблице (которая находится) ниже..."

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Originally Posted by delog

А я хотел сказать "В таблице (которая находится) ниже..."

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А где эта "таблица ниже"? Ниже - это дальше по тексту, обычно прямо сразу после этих слов. Я думала, ты имел в виду какую-то таблицу (или список?) в одном из предыдущих постов в этой теме.

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Originally Posted by delog

The Declension of Singular Nouns

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Second declension nouns are masculine nouns with a zero ending in the initial form (стол, олень, гербарий)

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Гербарий has zero ending? It seems to me, that its ending -ий, shouldn't one? In a table below at least has written "Nominative case - гербарий" with marked -ий.

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Окончание там нулевое. Достаточно пробить слово по его формам, чтобы в этом убедиться.

гербарий is 2nd declension because it ends in -ий, not because it has zero ending.

It was shown in the lesson table with examples, but it wasn't explained in the text. I have updated the text to make it more clear.

2nd declension includes

- masculine nouns with zero ending
- neuter nouns ending in -o, -e in the singular nominative
- words ending in -ий, -ие -- that's where our гербарий comes into play :)

http://rus.1september.ru/article.php?ID=200203305

The Cases of Russian Nouns

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2. The genitive is used to show that something (somebody) belongs or refers to something (somebody). It can be translated by "of" in English.

берег реки - the bank of the river

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Can it be translated by "from"? For example, я выхожу из реки - I go out from the river.