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Irregular Plurals of Nouns
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Most Russian nouns have plurals formed according to regular rules, just a few
nouns have irregular plurals. This page will introduce the most common
irregular plurals of nouns.
Types of Irregular Plurals
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Some masculine nouns take stressed -а instead of expected
-ы in the plural. This unit presents ten such words. Memorize them:
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Singular -> Plural
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Translation
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адрес - адреса
вечер - вечера
глаз - глаза
город - города
дом - дома
лес - леса
паспорт - паспорта
повар - повара
свитер - свитера
цвет - цвета
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address - addresses
evening - evenings
eye - eyes
city - cities
house - houses
forest - forests
passport - passports
cook -cooks
sweater -sweaters
colour - colours
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The plural of учитель (teacher) is учителя (-я stands in place of -а
after the soft consonant).
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Some nouns change the word in the plural. Memorize them:
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Singular - Plural
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Translation
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он - они
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человек - люди
ребёнок - дети
друг - друзья
брат - братья
сын - сыновья
стул - сту
лья
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person - people
child - children
friend - friends
brother - brothers
son - sons
chair - chairs
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она - они
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мать - ма
тери
дочь - до
чери
сестра
- сёстры
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mother - mothers
daughter - daughters
sister - sisters
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оно - они
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дерево - дере
вья
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tree - trees
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Some nouns of foreign origin ending in -о, -е, -и or -у never
change their form. They are called indeclinable. The nominative plural
of indeclinable nouns is the same as the nominative singular. Examples: радио
(radio), кафе (cafe), такси (taxi, cab), кенгуру
(kangaroo).
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Some nouns are invariably used in the singular. Examples: дружба
(friendship), вода (water), масло (butter),
etc.
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Some nouns are invariably used in the plural. Examples: деньги
(money), часы (clock, watch), брюки (trousers;
pants), etc.
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Exercises Упражнения
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Choose the correct form of the plural for each noun
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Replace the singular nouns by the plural ones
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Practice forming the nominative plural of nouns (different types of irregular
plurals)
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