Nouns in the Ukrainian language can have one of three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. As in other European languages like Spanish and German, the gender of a noun also applies to the adjectives that modify that noun.
Although exceptions exist, the gender of a word typically depends on the ending of the noun. I will present the most typical word endings for each gender and then provide examples of word endings that can apply to either gender.
Masculine Nouns
Masculine nouns tend to end in consonants. Almost all words ending in hard consonants are masculine.
| будинок | building |
| син | son |
| стіл | table |
Feminine Nouns
Feminine nouns tend to end in -я or -а.
| донька | daughter |
| земля | land |
| машина | car |
Neuter Nouns
Neuter nouns tend to end in -o and -e.
| місто | city |
| поле | field |
| слово | word |
Exceptional Cases: Masculine and Feminine Nouns - Indeterminate Forms
Nouns in the Ukrainian language can have one of three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. As in other European languages like Spanish and German, the gender of a noun also applies to the adjectives that modify that noun.
Although exceptions exist, the gender of a word typically depends on the ending of the noun. I will present the most typical word endings for each gender and then provide examples of word endings that can apply to either gender.
Masculine Nouns
Masculine nouns tend to end in consonants. Almost all words ending in hard consonants are masculine.
| budynok | building |
| syn | son |
| stil | table |
Feminine Nouns
Feminine nouns tend to end in -ya or -a.
| donka | daughter |
| zemlya | land |
| mashyna | car |
Neuter Nouns
Neuter nouns tend to end in -o and -e.
| misto | city |
| pole | field |
| slovo | word |