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The city and transport
Places in town and ways of getting around, with gender and plural.
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| Ukrainian | English | Grammar | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| мі́сто | town, city | noun, neuter plural міста́ | The stress moves to the ending in the plural. |
| ву́лиця | street | noun, feminine plural ву́лиці | |
| пло́ща | square | noun, feminine plural пло́щі | |
| міст | bridge | noun, masculine plural мости́ | The і of міст becomes о when an ending is added. |
| магази́н | shop | noun, masculine plural магази́ни | |
| ри́нок | market | noun, masculine plural ри́нки | |
| апте́ка | chemist’s, pharmacy | noun, feminine plural апте́ки | |
| ліка́рня | hospital | noun, feminine plural ліка́рні | |
| шко́ла | school | noun, feminine plural шко́ли | |
| музе́й | museum | noun, masculine plural музе́ї | |
| вокза́л | railway station | noun, masculine plural вокза́ли | |
| аеропо́рт | airport | noun, masculine plural аеропорти́ | The stress moves to the ending in the plural. |
| зупи́нка | stop (bus, tram) | noun, feminine plural зупи́нки | |
| квито́к | ticket | noun, masculine plural квитки́ | |
| авто́бус | bus | noun, masculine plural авто́буси | |
| трамва́й | tram | noun, masculine plural трамва́ї | |
| метро́ | underground, metro | noun, neuter plural метро́ | Never changes: the same form in every case and in the plural. |
| по́тяг | train | noun, masculine plural по́тяги | |
| маши́на | car; machine | noun, feminine plural маши́ни | |
| таксі́ | taxi | noun, neuter plural таксі́ | Never changes: the same form in every case and in the plural. |
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