Three genders: on, ona, ono
Every noun carries a gender, and the ending is the usual clue: a consonant or -y — he; -a or -ya — she; -o or -ye — it. Stol is he, chashka is she, okno is it. For example: “Мой стол, моя чашка и моё окно” — My table, my cup and my window. A rule from the Russian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Every noun carries a gender, and the ending is the usual clue: a consonant or -y — he; -a or -ya — she; -o or -ye — it. Stol is he, chashka is she, okno is it.
The clue leaks: papa and dyadya end in -a yet are he, and kofe ends in -e yet is he as well. Gender travels glued to the word, so learn the two together.
The gender shows in the pronouns: moy stol, moya chashka, moyo okno, moi druzya. About a thing you say on, ona or ono just as about a person — he, she, it all over again.
Table
| Gender | Ending | Example |
|---|---|---|
| he | a consonant, -y | stol, chay — on |
| she | -a, -ya | chashka, semya — ona |
| it | -o, -ye | okno, more — ono |
| traps | not by the ending | papa — he, kofe — he |
By example
- Мой стол, моя чашка и моё окноMoy stol, moya chashka i moyo oknoMy table, my cup and my window
- Это вода, она горячаяEto voda, ona goryachayaThis is water, it is hot
- Где метро? — Оно тамGde metro? — Ono tamWhere is the metro? — It is over there
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
How to know the gender of a Russian noun?
Every noun carries a gender, and the ending is the usual clue: a consonant or -y — he; -a or -ya — she; -o or -ye — it. Stol is he, chashka is she, okno is it.
Why moy stol but moya chashka?
The gender shows in the pronouns: moy stol, moya chashka, moyo okno, moi druzya. About a thing you say on, ona or ono just as about a person — he, she, it all over again.
Three genders in Russian nouns?
The clue leaks: papa and dyadya end in -a yet are he, and kofe ends in -e yet is he as well. Gender travels glued to the word, so learn the two together.
Is kofe masculine or feminine?
The clue leaks: papa and dyadya end in -a yet are he, and kofe ends in -e yet is he as well. Gender travels glued to the word, so learn the two together.
What does it look like in a Russian example sentence?
“Мой стол, моя чашка и моё окно” (Moy stol, moya chashka i moyo okno) — My table, my cup and my window. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.