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Russian Plural

This page provides information about the plural in Russian. Below is a list of singular (one) and plural (many) words, listed side by side.

Woman: женщина
zhenshhina
Women: женщины
zhenshhiny
Language: язык
jazyk
Languages: языки
jazyki
Man: мужчина
muzhchina
Men: мужчины
muzhchiny
Country: страна
strana
Countries: страны
strany
Boy: мальчик
mal'chik
Boys: мальчики
mal'chiki
Lake: озеро
ozero
Lakes: озёра
ozjora
Girl: девушка
devushka
Girls: девушки
devushki
Pen: ручка
ruchka
Pens: ручки
ruchki

These examples show a sentence with both singular and plural forms. The list includes the use of nouns, numbers and pronouns.

I visited one country: Я посетил одну страну.
Ja posetil odnu stranu.
She visited three countries: Она посетила три страны.
Ona posetila tri strany.
She has one sister: У неё есть одна сестра.
U nejo est' odna sestra.
He has two sisters: У неё две сестры.
U nejo dve sestry.
We speak two languages: Мы говорим на двух языках.
My govorim na dvuh jazykah.
They speak four languages: Они говорят на четырёх языках.
Oni govorjat na chetyrjoh jazykah.

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