Lesson 2 Grammar/Gender

Question 0

Masculine Sg. Nom. noun endings

Answer 0

consonant, й, ь
чемода-н
музе’-й
слова’р-ь

Question 1

Neuter Sg. Nom. noun endings

Answer 1

о, е, ё
окн-о’
пла’ть-е

Question 2

Feminine Sg. Nom. noun endings

Answer 2

а, я, ь
газе’т-а
фами’ли-я
крова’т-ь

Question 3

Exceptions/Masc.

Answer 3

Nouns that look fem. but refer to males:
па’па, дя’дя (uncle),
де’душка (grandfather)

Question 4

Exceptions/Neut.

Answer 4

Nouns that end in -мя are Neuter.

и’мя, вре’мя (time)

Question 5

Nominative Pl. Nouns

Answer 5

For most masc. & fem. nouns: –ы or -и

For neut.: -а or -я

Question 6

Nom. Pl. of M. & F.
музе’й
слова’рь
фами’лия
крова’ть

Answer 6

музе’и
словари’
фами’лии
крова’ти

Question 7

Nom. Pl of M. & F.
чемода’н
ко’мната

Answer 7

чемода’ны

ко’мнаты

Question 8

Neut. Nom. Pl. of
о’тчество
пла’тье

Answer 8

о’тчества

пла’тья

Question 9

Examples of 7 letter rule
кни’га
га’лстук
гара’ж

Answer 9

кни’ги
га’лстуки
гаражи’

Question 11

7 letter spelling rule

Answer 11

After the letters г, к, х, ш, щ, ж, ч do not write -ы, write -и instead.

Question 11

Words of foreign origin ending in -о, -и, -у never change their form. The nom. pl form is the same as the nom. sg. form

Answer 11

ра’дио, пальто’, такси’, кенгуру’

Question 12

Some masc. nouns ending in -ок or -ец lose the vowel when adding an ending.
подарок
америка’нец

Answer 12

пода’рки

америка’нци

Question 13

5-letter spelling rule

Answer 13

After the letters ш, щ, ж, ч, ц, do not write unstressed -о; write -е instead.

Question 14

Both что and како*й mean “what” but are not interchangeable.

When “what” is followed by a noun, it is adjectival and so rendered by како*й

Answer 14

Что в чемода*не?

Какая книга в чемода*не?