ADJECTIVE STEMS-HARD HARD STEM ADJECTIVES THE STEM IS HARD. USE THE MASCULINE SINGULAR NOMINATIVE TO DETERMINE. Masculine adjectives end in ый Новый или –ой Молодой Feminine adjectives end in ая Новая Neuter adjectives end in ое Новое Plural ые Новые 10/10/2012 STEMS

ADJECTIVE STEMS-SOFT SOFT STEM ADJECTIVES .SOFT STEM ADJECTIVES THE STEM IS SOFT. USE THE MASCULINE SINGULAR NOMINATIVE TO DETERMINE. Masculine adjectives end in Синий Feminine adjectives end in Синяя Neuter adjectives end in Синее Plural Синие There are only about 40 soft adjectives in the Russian language. 10/10/2012 STEMS

ADJECTIVE STEMS-MIXED MIXEDSTEM ADJECTIVES. MIXED BECAUSE THEY USE BOTH HARD AND SOFT VOWELLS. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE SPELLING RULE. Masculine adjectives end in Русский-Soft Feminine adjectives end in Русская-Hard Neuter adjectives end in Русское-Hard Plural Русские-Soft 10/10/2012 STEMS

ADJECTIVE STEMS-MIXED MIXEDSTEM ADJECTIVES. MIXED BECAUSE THEY USE BOTH HARD AND SOFT VOWELLS. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE SPELLING RULE. Хороший и Большой Masculine adjectives end in Хороший Большой Feminine adjectives end in Хорошая Большая Neuter adjectives end in Хорошее Большое Plural Хорошие Большие 10/10/2012 STEMS

NOUNS MALE HARD NOUNS END IN A HARD CONSONANT-NO Й ИЛИ Ь БОРИС, ИВАН MALE SOFT NOUNS END IN A Й ИЛИ Ь АНДРЕЙ -ИГОРЬ 10/10/2012 STEMS

NOUNS FEMALE HARD NOUNS END IN A HARD VOWEL-А СВЕТАЛАНА-ЕЛЕНА-МОСКВА FEMALE SOFT NOUNS END IN A SOFT VOWEL OR CONSONANT-ИЯ, Ь МАРИЯ-ТЕТРАДЬ 10/10/2012 STEMS

NOUNS FEMALE HARD NOUNS END IN A HARD VOWEL-А СВЕТАЛАНА-ЕЛЕНА-МОСКВА БОРИС, ИВАН FEMALE SOFT NOUNS END IN A SOFT VOWEL OR CONSONANT-ИЯ, Ь МАРИЯ-ТЕТРАДЬ 10/10/2012 STEMS

NOUNS NEUTER HARD NOUNS END IN A HARD VOWEL-O СЛОВО, ОКНО NEUTER SOFT NOUNS END IN A SOFT VOWEL OR CONSONANT-Е,ИЕ,Ё МОРЕ УПРАЖЕНЕНИЕ 10/10/2012 STEMS