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Armenian grammar

Armenian grammar explained in plain words. No grammatical gender, and almost every noun takes the same endings. What is harder: seven cases, and a present tense built from a participle plus the verb “to be”: գրում (grum) եմ (em) — “I write”.

Updated September 1, 2026 · Lingofly

Notes

What works differently from what you know

  • Armenian has no grammatical gender at all: na means “he”, “she” and “it”. In Armenian you cannot accidentally give away a person's gender — and you cannot point at it without saying it outright.

    Dora Sakayan, «Eastern Armenian for the English-speaking World», 2007

What is hard about Armenian and what comes for free

Hard: seven cases, and a present tense built from a participle plus the verb “to be”: գրում (grum) եմ (em) — “I write”.

Easy: no grammatical gender, and almost every noun takes the same endings.

This is not a verdict on the language but a hint on where to spend effort. The hard parts are best taken a little at a time and often; the easy parts — left alone while they work by themselves.

Frequently asked

Is the grammar of Armenian complicated?

Seven cases, and a present tense built from a participle plus the verb “to be”: գրում (grum) եմ (em) — “I write” is the main difficulty. In return, no grammatical gender, and almost every noun takes the same endings.

Should grammar be learned separately?

Not as a separate course. A rule learned before you need it is forgotten before you meet it. It is more useful to work it out at the moment you stumble over it.

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