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    Nominative plural of neuter nouns

    I have read in a grammar book that neuter nouns ending in -же, -ше, -ще, -че, -це in the singular take the ending -а in the plural. Anyone could write some examples? What about with neuter nouns ending in -ге, -ке, -хе (if exists)? Some examples please?

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    Re: Nominative plural of neuter nouns

    Quote Originally Posted by vitovio
    I have read in a grammar book that neuter nouns ending in -же, -ше, -ще, -че, -це in the singular take the ending -а in the plural. Anyone could write some examples? What about with neuter nouns ending in -ге, -ке, -хе (if exists)? Some examples please?

    Thanks and sorry for bad english.
    Examples:
    убежище --> убежища
    стрельбище --> стрельбища
    полотенце --> полотенца
    My English isn't so good, зато с русским все в порядке ))
    I'll be very thankful, if you correct my mistakes.

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    There's no Russian words ending with -ге, -ке, -хе. Only some loan words which don't follow the rule, as a rule.

    капище - капища
    чудище - чудища
    коленце - коленца

    That's what i can think of now.

    Ah, and this one: у**ище - у**ища. Alright, forget this word. It's obscene, and just a bad example propping the rule of your textbook.
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    Thank you for your answer.
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    Also remember that the stress usually moves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    There's no Russian words ending with -ге, -ке, -хе. Only some loan words which don't follow the rule, as a rule.

    капище - капища
    чудище - чудища
    коленце - коленца

    That's what i can think of now.

    Ah, and this one: у**ище - у**ища. Alright, forget this word. It's obscene, and just a bad example propping the rule of your textbook.
    Words ending with -ге, -ке, -хе could only be loanwords (караоке/караокэ). These types of words will not change, even some words with normal ending like какао, пальто, кофе, плато stay unchanged.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    There's no Russian words ending with -ге, -ке, -хе. Only some loan words which don't follow the rule, as a rule.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Darobat
    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    There's no Russian words ending with -ге, -ке, -хе. Only some loan words which don't follow the rule, as a rule.
    Я живу в пироге.
    В девочке
    ?
    Don't be silly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darobat
    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    There's no Russian words ending with -ге, -ке, -хе. Only some loan words which don't follow the rule, as a rule.
    Я живу в пироге.
    В девочке
    ?
    These words are not in nominative case
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    Quote Originally Posted by TATY
    Also remember that the stress usually moves.
    I don't think that you have to move stresses here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vitovio
    Quote Originally Posted by Darobat
    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    There's no Russian words ending with -ге, -ке, -хе. Only some loan words which don't follow the rule, as a rule.
    Я живу в пироге.
    В девочке
    ?
    These words are not in nominative case
    Yep. Darobat, be attentive.

    P.S. Living in a pie? In a girl? Huh?..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    Quote Originally Posted by vitovio
    Quote Originally Posted by Darobat
    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    There's no Russian words ending with -ге, -ке, -хе. Only some loan words which don't follow the rule, as a rule.
    Я живу в пироге.
    В девочке
    ?
    These words are not in nominative case
    Yep. Darobat, be attentive.

    P.S. Living in a pie? In a girl? Huh?..
    And they only end in e cos they are in the prepositional case.
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