Thread: A simple question about Plural in Nominative.......

Originally Posted by pisces

соль is feminine

OK, fair enough, but...

Originally Posted by pisces

Originally Posted by Ядерное лицо

Don't forget about hardness and softness - feminine nouns ending with я or ь use и, while those ending in а use ы.

For feminine ending with "а", the last letter of the stem determines the ending in plural (as Friendy said). It's not always ы. For example кошка/кошки, дорога/дороги.
P.S.
To be more precise, it is not the last letter of the stem, it is the last letter before ending (before "а").

Originally Posted by Ядерное лицо

After г к ж ш щ х ч, always use и, regardless of gender and whether or not there is a soft sign after it (as there sometimes is after ж ш щ ч, but never after г к х)

...in future, please read the whole of someone's post before replying to it :P