With feminine and neuter nouns having unstressed endings, the stress remains unshifted.

варо́на - варо́ны a crow (crows)

дрэ́ва (neuter) - дрэ́вы a tree (trees)

жа́ба - жа́бы a toad (toads)

жанчы́на - жанчы́ны a woman (women)

каро́ва - каро́вы a cow (cows)

ко́ла (neuter) - ко́лы a wheel (wheels)

краiна - краiны a country (countries)

кра́ма - кра́мы a shop (shops)

мо́ра (neuter) - мо́ры a sea (seas)

мыш - мы́шы a mouse (mice)

ноч - но́чы a night (nights)

фа́ра - фа́ры a headlight (headlights)

ха́та - ха́ты a house (houses)

шко́ла - шко́лы a school (schools)

Masculine nouns may have either stressed or unstressed ending in plural. The first case applies to most monosyllabic nouns. But there is no strict rule to determine the stress position in plural for masculine nouns.

Stressed plural ы

Unstressed plural ы

кот-каты́ a cat (cats)

го́лас-галасы́ a voice (voices)го́рад-гарады́ a town (towns)дождж-дажджы́ rain (rains)маро́з-маразы́ frost (frosts)па́шпарт-пашпарты́ a passport (passports)сакрата́р-сакратары́ a secretary (secretaries)слон-сланы́ an elephant (elephants)

адка́з-адка́зы an answer (answers)

бара́н-бара́ны a sheep (sheep)вакза́л-вакза́лы a railway station (railway stations)дырэ́ктар-дырэ́ктары a manager (managers)пала́ц-пала́цы a palace (palaces)партыза́н-партыза́ны a guerrilla (guerrillas)студэ́нт-студэ́нты a student (students)туры́ст-туры́сты a tourist (tourists)тэа́тр-тэа́тры a theatre (theatres)

Notice the last word, тэатр. The э letter here violates the rule of akannie - a situation which is common with borrowed words.

Make three sentences with the given pair of words: "This is a <noun>"; "It/he/she is <adjective>"; This is a <adjective> <noun>". Take note that nouns and adjectives must be coordinated by gender, i.e. masculine adjectives are used with masculine nouns etc.