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Russian Nouns Genders


Masculine gender
Nouns ending in a consonant. The ending of masculine nouns in the nominative case is called zero ending (0).
Exception: words ending in -а, -я.
These words denote persons of the musculine gender:
дедушка (grandpA), папа (father), дядя (uncle).
The gender of a nickname is masculine if the noun refers to a male: Ваня, Петя, Коля.

Femine gender
Femine nouns end in -а, -я. Сестра (sister), мама (mother), подруга (girl friend), семья (family).

Neuter gender
Nouns ending in -о, -е. письмо (letter), окно (window), дерево (tree), радио (radio), метро (metro), Keep in mind that both masculine and feminine may end in -ь. You should memorize these words.

Russian Genders
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
ending
consonant
-а, -я
-о, -е
examples
нос, брат, осёл, козёл, кот, стол
сестра, труба, семья, профессия
море, письмо, дерево
exceptions
ь (should remember)
-а, -я - persons of musculine gender
or Russian male names
ь (should remember)
exceptions examples
учитель (teacher) - should remember ending ь, дедушка (grandpA) - person of musculine gender, Ваня - Russian male name
дочь (daughter), печь (oven)

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