Grammar

As you may have noticed, Russian nouns have genders. You can identify gender of a noun by its ending. Check out the table below for all possible variants. Please note: both masculine and feminine nouns can end with the soft sign -ь. To avoid confusion, memorize such words and their gender. Plus:

1. These nouns are only in Plural (они) брю́ки, джи́нсы, часы́, де́ньги, очки́

2. Some nouns have an unusual Plural form: челове́к — лю́ди, ребёнок — де́ти

3. These words have an -а endings in Plural город — города́, дом — дома́, ла́герь — лагеря́, глаз — глаза́,
па́спорт — паспорта́, бе́рег — берега, до́ктор — доктора́, дире́ктор — директора́

In the Russian language, all nouns fall into two categories—animate and inanimate. The first unites human beings (including professions and places in society), animals, birds and fish. All of these words answer the question кто это? The second category includes objects which answer the question что это?