Plural Genitive Nouns: Rules and Examples

- Weigh me five kilograms of oranges.

- Yeah, you need five kilograms of orange, wait a minute.

It would seem like an ordinary scene in a store, but it suggests: who uses words correctly and who uses them incorrectly? Thus, the problem arises: nouns of the genitive plural .

Oranges or orange?

For the most part, masculine nouns, in the nominative case in the singular, have a solid consonant at the end, have the ending –ov in the form that interests us.

• A lot of oranges are needed for juice.
• A few tomatoes are enough for a salad.
• A bunch of fly agarics grew around a stump.
• Five computers were brought to school by sponsors.
• The eggplant dish here is delicious.
• The basket of honey agarics was the reward for a two-hour walk through the forest.
• A kilogram of tangerines for the New Year's table does not hurt.
• A pair of socks from my grandmother - a gift for the New Year.

Gram or grams?

The names of units of measure have a zero ending, if used in a "measuring" context:

• One hundred twenty volts is enough.
• The usual voltage is two hundred and twenty watts .
• One hundred grams doesn’t hurt now.
• Five amperes is too small.
• One hundred hectares of the field was empty.
• There are five hundred gigabytes of memory.
• Eighty arshins of red silk went to the flags.
• Just ten hertz !

If the genitive plural of nouns does not matter, then you need to use the ending -s:

• Just add one hundred grams .
• Not enough five kilograms .
• Without the necessary gigabytes, it will not be possible to download all the information.

Turkmen or Turkmen?

The nationality of people is of collective importance, therefore, the form of the genitive case of the plural of nouns is used mainly with zero ending:

• A group of Turkmen went to the plane.
• Several Armenians made up the construction team.
• He grew up among the British .
• The arrival of the Bulgarians was arranged solemnly.
• The steppe games of the Bashkirs are a tradition.
• Lezgins are dancing with their energy.
• Performances of Romanians were registered in a gantry.
• A Saracen attack was a common occurrence in those days.
• Many Tatars live in the Crimea.
• The advance of the Turks was stopped.
• Gypsy dancing is the highlight of the program.
• The Ossetian community in St. Petersburg welcomed the new members of the community with joy.
• Some of the Buryats already in those days understood all the advantages of joining Russia.
• Georgian songs are my weakness.

This also applies to the word "man": several people spoke out in support of the opponent.

But these nouns of the genitive plural have a number of exceptions:

• The Bedouin caravan moved slowly through the desert sands.
• Berber villages are not distinguished by the complexity of the structures.
• The customs of the Bushmen are simple and understandable.
• The protest of blacks on plantations in America was logical.
• The capital of Kalmyks today is a modern city.
• The performance of the Kyrgyz was received by the public very favorably.
• The yurts of the Mongols are scattered throughout the vast steppe.
• Oyroot dances are fascinating.
• Someone from the Tajiks spoke in their own language, speaking to their brethren.
• Tungus villages are usually located along river banks.
• The will of the Uzbeks was heard by their president.
• Among Khakasses there are few purebreds already.
• I decided to learn the language of the Croats.
• The arrival of the Yakuts to the conference was agreed in advance.

This also includes military names:

• The regiment of midshipmen is located in the forest. (Several midshipmen were sent on patrol).
• Hussar squadron flew from the flanks. (The shape of the hussars is unusual).
• Partisan songs are imbued with a dream of a peaceful life.
• A company of soldiers advanced in position.

And there are exceptions: he took from the miners, collected midshipmen, sent sappers.

Boot or boots?

The genitive case of the plural of nouns denoting paired objects, for the most part, is expressed by the zero ending:

• No shoes for the child.
• Sparks rained down from his eyes .
• The edge of the cuffs peeked out from under the sleeves of his jacket.
• A pair of shoulder straps in reserve always lay in his suitcase.
• Without stockings is much better.
• The glitter of the epaulette blinded the young lady.
• The clatter of cobblestone boots echoed.

Exception: no socks .

From some nouns it is difficult to form the plural form of the genitive: head, dream, supplication . But the words serz and drovets have no other forms, only the plural forms of the genitive case.

Waffle or waffle?

The formation of the genitive case of the plural of feminine nouns is characterized by a zero ending in the words:

• A pack of waffles for a child always lay in the closet.
• Several domains have not yet been launched.
• There were no pokers in the house.
• The tops of the roofs appeared in the distance.
• The ends of the ogrebel stuck in the ground.
• A bunch of rods was already soaked in the trough.
• Wedding time is November.
• Do not gossip.
• Rows of estates stretched beyond the gardens.
• Heron nests were dark in reeds.
• In the hands of the nanny, the child grew up.

Some of these nouns have an ending -ey:

• There cannot be equal shares in this matter.
• Not enough pins.
• A few handfuls of seeds were pumped into Kolka’s pocket from the seller’s bucket.
• Roofs hid behind the bend.
• Candlelight flooded the entire hall.
• We have no extra sheets.

Young lady or young lady?

The genitive case of the plural of feminine nouns, which in the singular end in –ya, has a zero ending, and a soft sign is not written in all words:

Outbacks or outbacks?

The genitive nouns of the plural of the middle gender and some feminine gender vary: in the book style of speech they have the basis for –th, and in the colloquial style, the ending –ev, and there are words in which there is only one normative form.

No options are written in the following words:

• Rows of sharp spears stretched to the horizon.
• Beware of deep gorges.
• Enemies are afraid of our changes.
• The grace of her thin wrists struck me.
• It is necessary to cover the rear of the armies.
• Beware of the tricks of these pranks.

Some words with the ending –ev have the same invariant shaping:

• Forests of the upper reaches of the river are reserved lands.
• Near the lower reaches we fish.
• We put nets near the mouths of small streams.
• Now she had a lot of dresses.
• It would be necessary to add a few links .
• The boy entered the house, carrying an armful of logs.
• The brilliance of the sharpened points inspired confidence in victory.
• Two apprentices slept on benches.

Nouns have a gun and a bench, a judge has a plural form of the genitive case: guns, benches, judges.

Saucers or saucers?

Without variants, some forms of the genitive plural of the middle noun have the zero ending :

• A basket of apples stood under a tree.
• There weren’t enough deep saucers .
• No girls in the mirror .
• Not enough blanket for kids.
• Terry towels are also not enough.
• I have not tried octopus tentacles.
• There are many small swamps in this county .
• This is a dress from Kryzhevsky.

Some words have variative options along with the null ending:

• knees - knees - knees;
• knee - knees;
• trough - troughs;
• hoof - hooves.

Rake or rake?

Nouns of the genitive plural, which do not have a singular form, have a zero ending or endings or s:

Task or task?

Nouns of the genitive plural with a zero ending to hissing do not have a soft sign at the end.

• many tasks;
• several dwellings;
• your shoulders;
• heavy burdens;
• no galoshes;
• not enough storage;
• your faces;
• forest thickets;
• roofs of summer residences.

Practical work

Now that you know everything about the phenomenon of the formation of the genitive case of the plural of nouns, complete several tasks.

1. Put a soft sign or a blank instead of a question mark:

• your (?) friend (?);
• borsch (?) is hot (?);
• quickly multiplying (?) those;
• marry (?) marry (?);
• the rich man is good, broad shoulders (?);
• hataesh (?) sya for tug (?);
• ruhnesh (?) backsight (?);
• primchish (?) camping jump (?);
• open (?) the nastazh (?);
• the sword (?) sparkling (?);
• blue carcass (?);
• execute (?) point (?) - exactly (?);
• cloud accumulation (?);
• soon (?) midnight (?);
• treasure chest (?);
• buckshot (?) whistles;
• leash (?) guess (?) false (?);
• many schools (?);
• musical carcass (?);
• burning (?) brick (?);
• minced meat (?) is fresh (?);
• swing (?) naotmash (?);
• Behind (?) Sya over the solution of problems (?);
• don't say not a dozen (?).

2. Put the plural in the genitive of the word.

Ambition, acacia, slaughterhouse, hawthorn, upper head, young lady, heroine, nesting, prefab, arable land, melon, building, definition, sweet cherry, cuisine, bakery, estate, belief, composition, typography, mountain ash, history, exposition, estuary, anvil, princess, gun, dress, village, apprentice, dancer, nanny, square, operation, meditation, instrument, ovation, village, reading room.

3. Sample the words:

• Buryats - Buryats: Bashkirs, Turkmens, Bulgarians;
• kernels - kernels: numbers, chairs, logs, ribs;
• Kyrgyz - Kyrgyz: Cossacks, Uzbeks, Tajiks;
• lace maker - lace makers, troughs, hooves;
• socks - socks: straps;
• boots - boots: stockings, boots, boots;
• lemons - lemons: eggplant, tangerines;
• amperes - amperes: microns, arshins, volts;
• grains - grains: feathers, windows;
• spray - spray: beads, holidays;
• Stretcher - stretcher: sleigh, dark;
• apples - apples: pears;
• towels - towels: blankets, saucers;
• Traps - traps: nostrils, feet;
• sakli - sakli: feuds, skittles;
• shoes - shoes: waffles, shafts;
• ticks - ticks: nurseries, weekdays.

4. The nominative and genitive plurals of nouns are closely related. From the nouns in brackets (im.p.) form the correct form (rp).

1) A lot of new ones (towels), (saucers), (blankets), (bedspreads) were brought to the opening (day nursery).

2) Many (hectares) of forests burned from the summer (conflagration).

3) What a charm - the smell of blooming (cherries), (apple trees)!

4) What beautiful ponds were nearby (estates)!

5) A huge amount (vitamins) is contained in only one hundred grams (oranges) and (lemons).

6) We have a new counter installed at 10 (amperes).

7) A new collection (shoes) and (shoes) has arrived in stores.