Lesson 24. Noun. Gender of inanimate nouns

In this lesson, you will learn what gender inanimate nouns can be in Russian. Inanimate nouns in Russian can have three genders: мужской (masculine), женский (feminine), and средний (neuter). A masculine noun can be replaced by the pronoun «он» he, a feminine noun by the pronoun «она» she, a neuter noun by the pronoun «оно» it.

The vocabulary for this lesson

Male gender:

– (компьютер) computer;

– (стол) table;

– (стул) chair;

– (телефон) telephone..

Female gender:

– (лампа) lamp;

– (картина) painting;

– (река) river;

– (улица) street..

Middle gender:

– (озеро) lake;

– (окно) window;

– (дерево) tree;

– (поле) field..

The adjective is gender combined with the noun, i.e. if the noun is masculine, then the adjective is also masculine. Note the adjectives endings: (хороший) good table, (хороший компьютер) good computer – masculine (он)(he), good river, (хорошая лампа) good lamp – feminine (она) (she), (хорошее поле) good field, (хорошее окно) good window – neuter (оно) (it)