Word Stems
Аснова слова
Vocabulary
- ending — The stem is what remains after removing the ending (канчатак).
- -і — дом → дамы́ (-ы), дзень → дні (-і).
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Word Stems
Аснова слова
The stem of a noun (аснова)
The stem (аснова) of a noun is the part that remains when you remove the ending. All case and number endings are added to the stem. Knowing the stem type helps you predict which endings a noun takes.
дом → дом- (stem) — remove zero ending → stem дом-
шко́ла → школ- (stem) — remove -а → stem школ-
вакно́ → вакн- (stem) — remove -о → stem вакн-
рэ́чка → рэчк- (stem) — remove -а → stem рэчк-
Stems are classified by their final consonant:
Different stem types take different case endings. For example, hard-stem masculine nouns take -ы in the plural, while soft-stem nouns take -і: • дом → дам**ы́** (hard stem → -ы) • дзень → дн**і** (soft stem → -і)
Vocabulary
| Belarusian | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ending | The stem is what remains after removing the ending (канчатак). | — |
| -і | дом → дамы́ (-ы), дзень → дні (-і). | — |
Practice
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