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