How do you tell if a Russian word is masculine or feminine?

The noun looks exactly as it is in a dictionary. Nouns in Russian can be classified as belonging to one of three genders: masculine, faminine, or neuter. All nouns in Russian have gender. In English, gender reflects the sex of the being to which the noun refers.

Are countries feminine in Russian?

Historical countries in Russian end in -ия (-ia) and are thus feminine, with a few exceptions (China, Lebanon, Algeria). Younger or smaller countries have names that are simply transliterated. If they happen to end in -a or -ia, they will generally be feminine (except Tonga). Otherwise, they are mostly masculine.

Are countries feminine in English?

Neither. The NAMES of countries have no gender in English. However, there are times when the CONCEPT of a country might be gendered. In that case, female seems to be the default.

Do verbs have gender in Russian?

The gender of nouns plays an important role in Russian grammar. It is very important to know the grammatical gender of Russian nouns because the forms of adjectives, pronouns, adjective-like words and past-tense forms of verbs depend on the gender of the noun they refer to.

Do cities have gender in French?

Cities are usually not introduced by any article, and it’s unclear whether they are feminine or masculine. According to l’Accadémie Française, both genders are possible for cities. So you could say Paris est beau.

Is Rome feminine or masculine?

Rome is masculine. When talking about a city (if the city name is the subject of AND the first word in your sentence) you drop the article. If the sentence includes the verb ‘to be’ (être), if the object is an adjective it accords with the gender of the subject city. Rome est beau.

Are English cities feminine?

Cities, being inanimate objects, have no natural gender and are all neuter.