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Nouns in plural

Nouns are made plural by adding or changing their endings. Masculine and feminine nouns are made plural with the endings -ы / -и.

Neuter nouns are made plural by replacing the endings -о /-е with -а /-я.

The letter never follows к, г, ш, ж, щ, ч, х. After those letters, there must be the letter (банк – банки, собака – собаки).

There is a list of exceptions where the plural is formed differently. Please memorize them.

  • человек – люди (person - people)
  • ребёнок – дети (child - children)
  • друг – друзья (friend - friends)
  • брат – братья (brother - brothers)
  • сестра – сёстры (sister - sisters)
  • яблоко – яблоки (apple - apples)
  • дом – дома (house - houses)
  • паспорт – паспорта (passport - passports)
  • город – города (city - cities)
  • лес – леса (forest - forests)
  • цветок – цветы (flower - flowers)
  • цвет – цвета (colour - colours)