Thread: Nouns after Numbers

You should say: "Мы открыли три новых магазина."

But why?
The rule says 2,3,4 should be "Единственое Число родительный".
This is another rule?

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

But why?

If you want to know "why" rather than "how" the key phrase is "remnants of Dual number in Russian". But it is a long and complicated topic and hardly helps to memorize the rule.