Gender Endings Example

Masculine consonant бра​т​(brother)

й ча​й​(tea)

ь ден​ь​(day)

тель жи​тель​(inhabitant)

Feminine а сестр​а​(sister)

я недел​я​(week)

ия Росс​ия​(Russia)

ь ноч​ь​(night)

ость нов​ость​(piece of news)

Neuter о лиц​о​(face)

е мор​е​(sea)

ие здан​ие​(building)

мя и​мя​(name)
Remember! The only ending shared by more than one gender is the letter "​ь"​.

When that happens, you will have to memorize each noun with its gender. These are the
most common words with the ending -​ь

Masculine

● гост​ь​(guest)
● ден​ь​(day)
● дожд​ь​(rain)
● календар​ь​(calendar)
● словар​ь​(dictionary)

Feminine

● мат​
ь​(mother)
● доч​
ь​(daughter)
● тетрад​ь​(notebook)
● ноч​ь​(night)
● осен​ь​(autumn)