Feminine after 2-4: the useful norm and its variants
The most teachable neutral model is две но́вые кни́ги: nominative-plural adjective plus genitive-singular noun.
- Genitive-plural adjectives also occur, especially across styles and lexical/prosodic conditions. An adjective placed before the numeral normally agrees with the quantified group as a plural unit.
| Configuration | Example | Learner guidance |
|---|---|---|
| usual post-numeral | две но́вые кни́ги | make this the default |
| accepted variant | две но́вых кни́ги | recognise; follow edited context |
| adjective before numeral | после́дние две неде́ли | plural agreement with the group |
| compound 23 | два́дцать три но́вые кни́ги | same 2-4 pattern |
| 14 | четы́рнадцать но́вых книг | 5+ pattern |
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3.05 · Feminine after 2-4: the useful norm and its variants · table 1
usual post-numeral · две но́вые кни́ги · make this the defaultaccepted variant · две но́вых кни́ги · recognise; follow edited contextMini-check
Give the default: две + интере́сная ста́тья. Place после́дний before три неде́ли.
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- Say the Russian examples aloud, cover the model, and retrieve the pattern once before continuing.