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Regular plural of common nouns in Russian
How it works
In Russian, the plural in the nominative is often formed by endings. Many masculine nouns ending in a consonant and many feminine nouns ending in ‹-а› or ‹-я› form the plural with ‹-ы› or ‹-и›: ‹стол› becomes ‹столы›, ‹мама› becomes ‹мамы›. After ‹г, к, х, ж, ч, ш, щ› one writes ‹-и› instead of ‹-ы›. For common neuter nouns ending in ‹-о› or ‹-е›, there are several regular patterns, for example ‹окно› → ‹окна› and ‹море› → ‹моря›, but also ‹яблоко› → ‹яблоки›. Therefore, for neuter nouns you have to learn the plural pattern as well.
Note
For many masculine and feminine nouns in the nominative plural, form the ending ‹-ы› or ‹-и›; after ‹г, к, х, ж, ч, ш, щ› write ‹-и›. For neuter nouns ending in ‹-о› or ‹-е›, several regular patterns are common, for example ‹окно› → ‹окна›, ‹море› → ‹моря› and ‹яблоко› → ‹яблоки›.
For many masculine and feminine nouns in the nominative plural, form the ending ‹-ы› or ‹-и›; after ‹г, к, х, ж, ч, ш, щ› write ‹-и›. For neuter nouns ending in ‹-о› or ‹-е›, several regular patterns are common, for example ‹окно› → ‹окна›, ‹море› → ‹моря› and ‹яблоко› → ‹яблоки›.
An example
What is the nominative plural of ‹мама›?
The nominative plural of ‹мама› is ‹мамы›.
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