Genitive Plural of Nouns

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Genitive Plural of Nouns

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Genitive Plural: Overview 📖

The genitive plural in Belarusian varies by gender and ending: Masculine — endings -аў / -оў / -ей: • стол → сталоў (tables) • брат → братоў (brothers) • конь → коней (horses) • настаўнік → настаўнікаў (teachers) Feminine — zero ending or -ей: • школа → школ (schools) • кніга → кніг (books) • пе́сьня → пе́сьней (songs) • зямля → зямель (lands) Neuter — zero ending or -аў: • акно → вокнаў (windows) • поле → палёў (fields) • крэсла → крэслаў (chairs) • мора → мораў (seas) The genitive plural is used after numbers (5+), after 'шмат' (many) and 'мала' (few), and in negative constructions.

Word list

  • зубар — European bison
  • пушча — primeval forest
  • жывёла — animal
  • рэдкі — rare
  • ахоўваць — to protect
  • шмат — many, a lot
  • мала — few, little

Vocabulary

BelarusianEnglishAudio
зубарEuropean bison
пушчаprimeval forest
жывёлаanimal
рэдкіrare
ахоўвацьto protect
шматmany, a lot
малаfew, little
зуброўMany bison live in the primeval forest.
настаўнікаўThere are few teachers at school.

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