In Unit 2, we already learned how to identify the gender of a noun. Let’s review and deepen our knowledge.

Nouns ending in ‘-ь can be both masculine and feminine. There is no rule to define their gender, so you need to remember it.

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

consonant

-а/-я

-о/-е

театр

музей

аптека

галерея (gallery)

метро

кафе

 

отель

преподаватель

секретарь

площадь (square)

церковь (church)

Exceptions

такси

меню etc

Test: GroupWords