Adjective reference

пусто́й

empty

Stressed -ой · 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 пустой
Case / profile	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	пусто́й	пуста́я	пусто́е	пусты́е
Genitive	пусто́го	пусто́й	пусто́го	пусты́х
Dative	пусто́му	пусто́й	пусто́му	пусты́м
Accusativeinanimate	пусто́й	пусту́ю	пусто́е	пусты́е
Accusativeanimate	пусто́го	пусту́ю	пусто́е	пусты́х
Instrumental	пусты́м	пусто́йAlso accepted: пустоюLong feminine -ою/-ею is accepted but less frequent and often stylistically marked.	пусты́м	пусты́ми
Prepositional	пусто́м	пусто́й	пусто́м	пусты́х

Family pattern

пустойпустаяпустогопустые

stressed_oy

Short forms

Masculine пуст Productive predicate form

Feminine пуста́ Productive predicate form

Neuter пу́сто Productive predicate form

Plural пу́сты Productive predicate form

Comparison

Simple comparative пусте́е

Stored comparative 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.

Predicate use

Word formation

Stress and pronunciation

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