Plural nouns
Masculine nouns add -Ρ: ΡΡΠΎΠ» β ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΡΜ. Feminine nouns change -Π° to -Ρ and -Ρ to -ΠΈ: ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΜΠ½Π° β ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΜΠ½Ρ. Neuter nouns change -ΠΎ to -Π°: ΠΎΠΊΠ½ΠΎΜ β ΠΎΜΠΊΠ½Π°. After the letters Π³, ΠΊ, Ρ , ΠΆ, Ρ, Ρ, Ρ we never write Ρ, we write ΠΈ: ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΜΠ³Π° β ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΜΠ³ΠΈ, ΡΡΜΡΠΊΠ° β ΡΡΜΡΠΊΠΈ, ΠΊΠ»ΡΡ β ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠΈΜ. Some words are exceptions: ΡΜΠ±Π»ΠΎΠΊΠΎ β ΡΜΠ±Π»ΠΎΠΊΠΈ. The stress often moves in the plural: Π΄ΠΎΠΌ β Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ°Μ, ΠΎΠΊΠ½ΠΎΜ β ΠΎΜΠΊΠ½Π°. So learn each plural together with its word, and use ΡΜΡΠΈ with it.
| One | Many | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| ΡΡΠΎΠ» | ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΡΜ | add -Ρ |
| ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΜΠ½Π° | ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΜΠ½Ρ | -Π° β -Ρ |
| ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΜΠ³Π° | ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΜΠ³ΠΈ | Π³ β ΠΈ |
| ΠΎΠΊΠ½ΠΎΜ | ΠΎΜΠΊΠ½Π° | -ΠΎ β -Π° |
| ΠΊΠ»ΡΡ | ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠΈΜ | add -ΠΈ |
Make a plural list. Write ten singular nouns you know and the plural next to each, with the stress mark. Mark with a circle the plurals in which the stress moves (Π΄ΠΎΠΌ β Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ°Μ, ΠΎΠΊΠ½ΠΎΜ β ΠΎΜΠΊΠ½Π°). Read the list aloud and say ΡΜΡΠΈ before each plural.
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