Noun Gender - Russian
Russian names are divided into three genres: masculine, feminine and neutral. In most cases, the ending of a name allows you to guess what is its gender.
Male words end with a consonant or a Й. The feminine words end with A or Я. Neutral words end in O or E
The names that end with the soft sign -ь can be either male or female: день (day - male), портфель (male- wallet), тетрадь (female- notebook), дверь (female- door), ночь (night - female).
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| мужской род он | женский род она | средний род оно |
| -согласный,-й | -а,-я | -о,-е |
| компьютер турист стол музей | виза книга туфля семья | окно кино здание море |
Exceptions (исключения)
Some male names designating people end in -a, - я like папа (dad), дедушка (grandfather) .The word кофе (coffee) is masculine.
Before watching the video on noun gender, learn the vocabulary below.
имен: (name, first name)
существительных: (noun in the grammatical sense, noun phrase)
род: (gender: Relating to a distinction between masculine and feminine genders.)
случаев: (case)
определить: (define, determine)
окончанию: (the end, the ending)
остальные: (other)
слова: (word)
последняя: (last)
буква: (letter of the alphabet)
значит: (therefore, consequently)
Check yourself with the Russian grammar test “What gender?”