Thread: Nouns after Numbers

Well, if you really want to get messed up, here's how it works with adjectives (Wade, 2010):

1: Singular Nominative.
одна высокая гора, один прекрасный день, одно окно


2-4: It depends.
mascul. & neuter nouns always go for Genitive Plural forms: "три родных языка"; "три больших окна" (that's a fixed rule)


Here comes the weirdness:
fem. nouns tend to take the Singular Plural forms: "три бедные сестры"

Exception 1 fem. noun switches ударение from Singular to Plural: "три высоких горы" (Sg.: гора; Pl: горы)
Exception 2 you are talking about fractionals/decimals "две/три/четыре целых"
Exception 3 you are talking about units in the sense of "по три спелых дыни"


Nouns that actually are adjectives "учёный" etc. stick to the regular rule when it comes to adjectives: 1 = Singular Plural; >2 = Plural Genitive

>4: Plural Genitive "5 малоизвестных фактов"; "10 прекрасных роз" (ужас);

In regular grammar books, they often talk about how to deal with nouns and don't care much about adjectives in the 2-4 region. At best, they talk about it when numbers are 5 or above. As you can see, there is a good reason why.

mascul. & neuter nouns always go for Genitive Plural forms: "три родных языка"; "три больших окна" (that's a fixed rule)

The adjective goes for Genetive Plural but the noun goes for Genetive Singular based on the examples you provided Cumulus. Correct?

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

The adjective goes for Genetive Plural but the noun goes for Genetive Singular based on the examples you provided Cumulus. Correct?

Yeah, but like I said, be careful when it comes to adjectives and nouns in the realm of numerals.

Новые: ручкИ, магазинЫ

три бедные сестры

You mean сестры and not сёстры?