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Gender of Nouns
Exceptions. If a word is of foreign origin,
and it ends in -э, -и, -у, -ю,
it belongs to the neuter gender.
For example,
aloe
canoe
igloo
fondue
interview
menu
hobby
safari
sari
sushi
taxi
tsunami
A word of foreign origin,
designating a male,
belongs to the masculine gender, regardless of its ending.
For example,
If a word ends in -а or -я
but designates a male,
it belongs to the masculine gender.
For example,
and also male names, like
The word кофе belongs to
the masculine gender, because it used to be
кофей.
Words, designating women,
regardless of their endings,
belong to the feminine gender.
For example,
There are also exceptions belonging to the feminine gender,
ending in the soft sign.
They should be memorized.
Rus' (the state)
Belarus
Siberia
region
greens
beans
salt
carrots
seaweed
model
eye-brow, chest
square, dust, shadow
quarter
one third
note-book
table cloth
bed
furniture
door
church
life
death
autumn
female horse
tree branch
lilac
love
Here is a complete chart with endings.
Let's learn the phrases.
Let's make similar dialogs.
Where's Серёжка? (Сергей = Серёжа = Серёжка)
Now homework.
Determine the gender of nouns.