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Study Resource: Russian plural nouns reference sheet

By: Olga Maroz

Russian regular singular and plural noun endings in every case

SingularPlural
Nominative

  • consonant

  • soft sign

  • -a transcribed a

  • -я transcribed ya

  • soft sign

  • -o transcribed o

  • -e transcribed ye

  • -ы transcribed y

  • -и transcribed i

  • -ы transcribed y

  • -и transcribed i

  • -а transcribed a

  • -я transcribed ye

Accusative
(inanimate)

  • consonant

  • soft sign

  • -у transcribed oo

  • -ю transcribed yu

  • -о transcribed o

  • -e transcribed ye

  • -ы transcribed y

  • -и transcribed i

  • -ы transcribed y

  • -и transcribed i

  • -а transcribed a

  • -я transcribed ye

Accusative
(animate)

  • -а transcribed a

  • -я transcribed ya

  • -у transcribed oo

  • -ю transcribed yu

  • -о transcribed o

  • -e transcribed ye

  • -ов transcribed ov

  • -ев transcribed yev

  • drop the ending

  • -ей transcribed yey

  • -ых transcribed ykh

  • -их transcribed ikh

Prepositional

-е transcribed ye

  • -е transcribed ye

  • -и transcribed i

  • -e transcribed ye

  • -и transcribed i

  • -ах transcribed akh

  • -ях transcribed yev

Genitive

  • -а transcribed a

  • -я transcribed ya

  • -ы transcribed y

  • -и transcribed i

  • -а transcribed a

  • -я transcribed ya

  • -ых transcribed ykh

  • -их transcribed ikh

Prepositional

  • -у transcribed oo

  • -ю transcribed yu

  • -е transcribed ye

  • -и transcribed i

  • -у transcribed oo

  • -ю transcribed yu

  • -ам transcribed am

  • -ям transcribed yam

Prepositional

  • -ом transcribed om

  • -ем transcribed yem

  • -ой transcribed oy

  • -ей transcribed yey

  • -ом transcribed om

  • -ем transcribed yem

  • -ами transcribed Ami

  • -ями transcribed YAmi

Russian masculine nouns that take -а or -я in the plural

SingularPluralTranslation
адрес
Transcription: ADris
адреса
Transcription: adriSA

address(es)

век
Transcription: vek
века
Transcription: viKA

century/centuries

голос
Transcription: GOlas
голоса
Transcription: galaSA

voice(s)

директор
Transcription: diREKtar
директора
Transcription: diriktaRA

director(s)

доктор
Transcription: DOKtar
доктора
Transcription: daktaRA

doctor(s)

край
Transcription: kray
края
Transcription: kraYA

edge(s)

остров
Transcription: OStraf
острова
Transcription: astraVA

island(s)

отпуск
Transcription: Otpoosk
отпуска
Transcription: atpoosKA

vacation(s)

паспорт
Transcription: PASpart
паспорта
Transcription: pasparTA

passport(s)

повар
Transcription: POvar
повара
Transcription: pavaRA

chef(s), cook(s)

профессор
Transcription: praFYEsar
профессора
Transcription: prafisaRA

professor(s)

свитер
Transcription: SVEEtr
свитера
Transcription: sviteRA

sweater(s)

дом
Transcription: dom
дома
Transcription: daMA

house(s)

город
Transcription: GOrad
города
Transcription: garaDA

city/cities

учитель
Transcription: ooCHEEtel
учителя
Transcription: oochiteLYA

teacher(s)

Some confusing Russian singular and plural nouns for English speakers

The singular and plural forms of the nouns below are used differently in English vs. Russian:

Singular or plural in EnglishOnly singular in Russian

pea(s)

горошек
Transcription: gaROshik

potato(es)

картошка
Transcription: karTOSHka

dish(es)

посуда
Transcription: paSOOda

shoe(s)

горошек
Transcription: gaROshik

grape(s)

vinaGRAT
Transcription: vinaGRAT

strawberry/strawberries

клубника
Transcription: kloobNEEka

raspberry/raspberries

малина
Transcription: maLEEna

choice(s)

выбор
Transcription: VYbar

experience(s)

опыт
Transcription: Opyt
Singular or plural in EnglishOnly plural in Russian

watch(es)

часы
Transcription: chaSY

gate(s)

ворота
Transcription: vaROta

election(s)

выборы
Transcription: VYbary

sled(s)

санки
Transcription: SANki

debate(s)

дебаты
Transcription: diBAty

chore(s), trouble(s)

хлопоты
Transcription: KHLOpaty
Only singular in EnglishSingular or plural in Russian

advice

совет(ы)
Transcription: saVYEt(y)

research

исследование(я)
Transcription: isLYEdavaniye(ya)

knowledge

знание(я)
Transcription: ZNAniye(ya)

hair

волос(ы)
Transcription: SVOlas(y)

news

новость(и)
Transcription: NOvast(i)
Only plural in EnglishSingular or plural in Russian

thanks

благодарность(и)
Transcription: blagodARnost(i)

outskirts

окраи(на/ны)
Transcription: okRAY(na/ny)