LESSON 5: PLURAL OF NOUNS
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Nouns of all genders can have a plural form (except those nouns that have only singular or plural form). As we said in Unit 2, plural nouns usually end in ‘-ы’ or ‘-и’.

In this lesson, you will learn the simple rules that cover most of masculine and feminine nouns. 

Masculine

Feminine

-ы ending

актёр → актёры

инженер → инженеры

актриса → актрисы

конфета → конфеты

к, г, х, ч, ж, ш, щ  → -и ending*

врач → врачи

пряник → пряники

студентка → студентки

спортсменка  → спортсменки

* It’s a common rule for the Russian language in general.

Test: ListenAndWriteDialog

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Test: ListenAndWriteDialog

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Test: ListenAndWriteDialog

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