some russians here?

Stahl-Opa · Apr 15, 2014

Hi Guys,

I allways give correct names to my armys/divisions, or just names in the transcripted language of the Country in question.

Now I have a question about russian numbers:

you have 1-y (1st), 2-y (2nd), 3-y (3rd), 4-y (4th) - but then: 5-ya (5th).

Whats thr rule behind this? which numbers are with -ya and which with -y?

Hope there is some russian-speaking guy here that can explain his language

Greez

StahlOpa

unmerged(358653) · Apr 15, 2014

It's a gender-related thing.
1-y means First male (1-y otryad = 1st Squad).
1-ya means First female (1-ya diviziya = 1st Division - division is female in Russian).

Stahl-Opa · Apr 15, 2014

oh, okay

And, is there a grammar rule to identify which gender a word has in russian language? Like everything that end with "ya" is female?

and whats with plural and neuters?

Thank for your answer

Unready · Apr 15, 2014

Stahl-Opa said:
oh, okay
And, is there a grammar rule to identify which gender a word has in russian language? Like everything that end with "ya" is female?
Thank for your answer

Close enough with some exceptions. Words ends with 'а' and 'я' ('a' and 'ya')

unmerged(358653) · Apr 15, 2014

Stahl-Opa said:
oh, okay

And, is there a grammar rule to identify which gender a word has in russian language? Like everything that end with "ya" is female?

and whats with plural and neuters?

Thank for your answer

Male: (-y)
Squad = Vzvod, Otryad
Division (Artillery division!) = Divizion
Battallion = Batalion
Regiment = Polk
Corps = Korpus
Front
Fleet = Flot

Female: (-ya)
Company = Rota
Brigade = Brigada
Division = Diviziya
Army = Armiya
Squadron (naval) = Eskadra
Squadron (aviation) = Esadriliya
Flotilla = Flotiliya

Neutral: (-ye)
Section = Otdelenie

If there are abbreviations, you should watch which words are used, for example IAD (Istrebitelnaya Aviatsionnaya Diviziya) is female, so it's -ya.
There are no plurals in Russian military terminology, but as a tip: use -yie with plurals. 4-yie, 50-yie, 99-yie etc.

Sayd · Apr 15, 2014

Falconette said:
Neutral: (-ye)
Section = Otdelenie

Why -ye? Why not -oe? Vtoroe otdelenie (2-oe otdelenie).

unmerged(358653) · Apr 15, 2014

Sayd said:
Why -ye? Why not -oe? Vtoroe otdelenie (2-oe otdelenie).

-ye is more universal, because: pervoye, vtoroye, tretiye, chetvertoye - all of them end with -ye, and you don't have to check each number. In English oe sounds оэ, нот ое.

Stahl-Opa · Apr 15, 2014

Wow, thank you very much, that helps a lot

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