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
Belarusian
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зубар
European bison
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пушча
primeval forest
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жывёла
animal
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рэдкі
rare
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ахоўваць
to protect
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шмат
many, a lot
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мала
few, little
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зуброў
Many bison live in the primeval forest.
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настаўнікаў
There are few teachers at school.
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