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What can I use instead of my pronouns in Russian?
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Most Russian surnames end in ов for men and ова for women. Their Patronymic middle names also change depending on sex.
So a man named Ivan whose father’s name was Nikolai and surname is Fedotov would be:
Ivan Nikolaevich Fedotov (Иван Николаевич Федотов)
While his sister, Irina, would be:
Irina Nikolaevna Fedotova (Ирина Николаевна Федотова)
If you wanted to talk about their family as a whole their surname would become plural with a y at the end.
Fedotovy (Федотовы)
This was really interesting. Thank you.