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Numbers & counting nouns

Russian noun endings change after numbers. After 1: nominative singular (один рубль). After 2, 3, 4: genitive singular (два рубля). After 5+ (and 0, 11–20): genitive plural (пять рублей). This pattern applies to all countable nouns.

Conjugation tables

1–10
NumberRussianTranslit
1одинodín
2дваdva
3триtri
4четыреchetýre
5пятьpyat'
6шестьshest'
7семьsem'
8восемьvósem'
9девятьdévyat'
10десятьdésyat'
Tens & hundreds
NumberRussianTranslit
20двадцатьdvádtsat'
50пятьдесятpyat'desyát
100стоsto
1000тысячаtýsyacha

Examples

  • У меня два брата.
    U menyá dva bráta.
    I have two brothers.
  • Пять рублей.
    Pyat' rubléy.
    Five rubles.

Practice

Match each numeral to its Russian word.

Tap a russian below, then tap the number it belongs to — or drag it.

Number
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