When counting things, as in 1, 2, 3, 4, ... what suffix is applied to the end of the words? For instance:
There is 1 dog, but 2 cats.
There are 3 planes available today.
The first 4 doors are locked, but the 5th door is not.
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Sign up to join this communityWhen counting there are three plural forms when the object being counted is the subject of the sentence. Let n represent a number.
один кот, двадцать один кот, сорок один кот, тысяча один кот...
два кота, три кота, четыре кота, двадцать два кота, тридцать три кота, сорок четыре кота...
пять котов, десять котов, семнадцать котов, двадцать котов, тысяча одиннадцать котов