Adjective reference

бли́зкий

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Velar spelling rule · Qualitative

Long forms

Case, number, gender, and animacy

These are explicit stored profiles. Accusative animate and inanimate forms are kept separate.

Long-form paradigm for близкий
Case / profileMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominative бли́зкий бли́зкая бли́зкое бли́зкие
Genitive бли́зкого бли́зкой бли́зкого бли́зких
Dative бли́зкому бли́зкой бли́зкому бли́зким
Accusativeinanimate бли́зкий бли́зкую бли́зкое бли́зкие
Accusativeanimate бли́зкого бли́зкую бли́зкое бли́зких
Instrumental бли́зким бли́зкойAlso accepted: близкоюLong feminine -ою/-ею is accepted but less frequent and often stylistically marked. бли́зким бли́зкими
Prepositional бли́зком бли́зкой бли́зком бли́зких

Family pattern

Why this family label fits

близкийблизкаяблизкогоблизкие

velar

Short forms

Predicate gender and number

Masculine бли́зок Productive predicate form
Feminine близка́ Productive predicate form
Neuter бли́зко Productive predicate form
Plural бли́зки Productive predicate form

Comparison

Comparative and superlative strategies

Simple comparative бли́же

Stored irregular form

Compound comparativeболее + long form

Available where the stored lexical restrictions permit it.

Relative superlativeсамый + long form

The agreeing adjective form follows самый.

Analytic superlativeнаиболее + long form

A formal or neutral analytic strategy where licensed.

Synthetic superlativeближа́йший

Relative

Predicate use

Long and short choices

Attributive long
Allowed
Predicate long nominative
Allowed
Predicate long instrumental
Allowed
Predicate short
Allowed
Secondary predicate
Allowed

Government

Verified complement patterns

близкий кому/чему · Dative Этот подход близок студентам.

This approach is familiar/close to students.

Word formation

Base and derivation

Base type
Unknown

Stress and pronunciation

Say the stored paradigm

StemFixed

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