Gênero Flashcards
Russian nouns have three genders
masculine, feminine, and neuter.
Masculine nouns end in
a consonant, -й or -ь
Feminine nouns end in
-а , -я , or -ь
Neuter nouns end in
-o, -e, or -ё
Nouns ending in a consonant, -a or -о are hard or soft nouns?
hard nouns
Nouns ending in a consonant, -й, -ь, -я, -е, and -ё are hard or soft nouns?
soft nouns
Determining the gender of nouns ending in -ь:
Nouns pertaining to male persons are?
masculine
Determining the gender of nouns ending in -ь:
All nouns with the suffix -тель are?
masculine
Determining the gender of nouns ending in -ь:
All nouns with the ending in -тель, but not as suffix, are not necessarily?
masculine
Determining the gender of nouns ending in -ь:
All names of months are?
masculine
Determining the gender of nouns ending in -ь:
Most abstract nouns are?
feminine
Determining the gender of nouns ending in -ь:
Nouns with the suffix -ость are?
feminine
Determining the gender of nouns ending in -ь:
All nouns with the ending in -ость, but not as suffix, are not necessarily?
feminine
Determining the gender of nouns ending in -ь:
Most nouns ending in -есть are ?
feminine
Determining the gender of nouns ending in -ь:
Nouns ending in a sibilant and а ь are
feminine
Nouns denoting male persons are always?
masculine
Some proper names, especially diminutives, may end in -a or -я are?
masculine
Animate masculine diminutives may end in
-а
Inanimate masculine diminutives may end in
-о
Augmentatives masculine may end in
-e
The noun “подмастерье” (apprentice) is
masculine
he ten nouns which end in -мя are?
neuter
gender and the rule of дом
Masculine nouns end in a consonant, -й or -ь
gender and the rule of чай
Masculine nouns end in a consonant, -й or -ь
gender and the rule of день
Masculine nouns end in a consonant, -й or -ь
some abstract nouns are masculine
gender and the rule of книга
Feminine nouns end in -а , -я , or -ь
gender and the rule of земля
Feminine nouns end in -а , -я , or -ь
gender and the rule of ночь
Feminine nouns end in -а , -я , or -ь
Nouns ending in a sibilant and а ь are feminine
gender and the rule of окно
Neuter nouns end in -o, -e, or -ё
gender and the rule of море
Neuter nouns end in -o, -e, or -ё
gender and the rule of ружьё
Neuter nouns end in -o, -e, or -ё
gender and the rule of писатель
Masculine nouns end in a consonant, -й or -ь
All nouns with the suffix -тель are masculine
gender and the rule of истребитель
Masculine nouns end in a consonant, -й or -ь
All nouns with the suffix -тель are masculine
gender and the rule of числитель
Masculine nouns end in a consonant, -й or -ь
All nouns with the suffix -тель are masculine
gender and the rule of метель
Feminine nouns end in -а , -я , or -ь
All nouns with the ending in -тель, but not as suffix, are not necessarily masculine
gender and the rule of постель
Feminine nouns end in -а , -я , or -ь
All nouns with the ending in -тель, but not as suffix, are not necessarily masculine
gender and the rule of вихрь
(whirlwind)
some abstract nouns are masculine
gender and the rule of вопль
yell
some abstract nouns are masculine
gender and the rule of кашель
cough
some abstract nouns are masculine
gender and the rule of контроль
control
some abstract nouns are masculine
gender and the rule of пароль
password
some abstract nouns are masculine
gender and the rule of спектакль
show
some abstract nouns are masculine
gender and the rule of стиль
style
some abstract nouns are masculine
gender and the rule of радость
joy
Nouns with the suffix -ость are feminine
gender and the rule of гордость
pride
Nouns with the suffix -ость are feminine
gender and the rule of гость
guest (masc)
where -ость is not a suffix.
gender and the rule of честь
honor
Most nouns ending in -есть are feminine
gender and the rule of лесть
flattery
Most nouns ending in -есть are feminine
gender and the rule of ночь
night
Nouns ending in a sibilant and а ь are feminine
gender and the rule of вещь
thing
Nouns ending in a sibilant and а ь are feminine
gender and the rule of имя
(first) name
neuter
Gender of Nouns Ending in -мя
gender and the rule of время
time
neuter
Gender of Nouns Ending in -мя
gender and the rule of племя
tribe
neuter
Gender of Nouns Ending in -мя
gender and the rule of бремя
burden
neuter
Gender of Nouns Ending in -мя
