Russian grammar Gender - Род Masculine gender - Мужской род Feminine gender - Женский род Neuter gender - Средний род In most cases it is possible to tell the gender of a Russian noun from its ending. Most masculine nouns end in a consonant. Feminine nouns normally end in -a or -я. The majority of neuter nouns end in -o or -e. masculine gender "father" (отец), "brother" (брат), "man" (мужчина), "boy" (мальчик), "husband" (муж), "gentleman" (джентльмен) feminine gender "mother" (мама), "sister" (сестра), "woman" (женщина), "girl" (девочка), "wife" (жена) neuter gender "cloud" (облако) "tree" (дерево) for the English it is a little hard maybe ) but it is not difficult. Just don't give up! =)