Nouns in plural

Nouns are made plural by adding or changing their endings. Masculine and feminine nouns are made plural with the endings -ы / -и.

Neuter nouns are made plural by replacing the endings -о /-е with -а /-я.

The letter -ы never follows к, г, ш, ж, щ, ч, х. After those letters there should be the letter -и (банк – банки, собака – собаки).

Trick to remember the "magic seven" list

There is a list of exceptions where the plural is formed differently. Please memorize them.

• человек – люди

• ребёнок – дети

• друг – друзья

• брат – братья

• сестра – сёстры

• яблоко – яблоки

• дом – дома

• паспорт – паспорта

• город – города

• лес – леса

• цветок – цветы

• цвет – цвета