In Russian, nouns are divided into three groups based on gender: masculine, feminine, and neuter.

Knowing the gender of nouns is very important. It helps you understand how words change in sentences.

Noun Gender and Examples:

• Masculine: Most of these nouns end with a consonant.
  • For example, "стол" means table.
• Feminine: These nouns usually end with "-а" or "-я."
  • For example, "книга" means book.
• Neuter: These nouns typically end with "-о" or "-е."
  • For example, "окно" means window.

Case Endings:
Case endings show how nouns work in sentences.

• Nominative Case: This is used for the subject.
  • For example, "Это книга" means "This is a book."
• Accusative Case: This is used for the direct object.
  • For example, "Я вижу книгу" means "I see a book."

Present Tense Verbs:
In Russian, regular verbs also change form.

For the verb "говорить" (to speak), here are the present tense forms:

• Я говорю - I speak
• Ты говоришь - You speak
• Он/Она/Оно говорит - He/She/It speaks

Verb "to be" (быть):
You often don’t need this verb in the present tense.

• For example, "Он врач" means "He is a doctor."

Asking Questions:
You can ask questions by changing your voice or using specific words:

• что (what)
• кто (who)
• где (where)
• когда (when)

Adjective Agreement:
Adjectives describe nouns and must match in gender, number, and case with the nouns they describe.

Here are some examples:

• Красивый стол - beautiful table (masculine)
• Красивая книга - beautiful book (feminine)
• Красивое окно - beautiful window (neuter)

By learning these rules, you’ll get better at speaking Russian!