Adjective reference

винова́тый

guilty

Transparent hard · 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 виноватый
Case / profileMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominative винова́тый винова́тая винова́тое винова́тые
Genitive винова́того винова́той винова́того винова́тых
Dative винова́тому винова́той винова́тому винова́тым
Accusativeinanimate винова́тый винова́тую винова́тое винова́тые
Accusativeanimate винова́того винова́тую винова́тое винова́тых
Instrumental винова́тым винова́тойAlso accepted: виноватоюLong feminine -ою/-ею is accepted but less frequent and often stylistically marked. винова́тым винова́тыми
Prepositional винова́том винова́той винова́том винова́тых

Family pattern

Why this family label fits

виноватыйвиноватаявиноватоговиноватые

hard

Short forms

Predicate gender and number

Masculine винова́т Predicate use
Feminine винова́та Predicate use
Neuter винова́то Predicate use
Plural винова́ты Predicate use

Comparison

Comparative and superlative strategies

Simple comparative винова́тее

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

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

виноватый в чём · Prepositional Он виноват в ошибке.

He is guilty of the mistake.

Word formation

Base and derivation

Base type
Unknown

Stress and pronunciation

Say the stored paradigm

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