Noun reference

час

hour, time

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine hard consonant · Special pattern

Case paradigm

Singular and plural together

Compare each case across both numbers. The forms below are the noun's stored reference paradigm.

Singular and plural case forms for час
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	час	часы
Accusative	час	часы
Genitive	часа	часов
Dative	часу	часам
Instrumental	часом	часами
Prepositional	часеLocative/time expression: часу Accepted in practice	часах

Form pattern

How the forms are built

The paradigm above is authoritative. These notes expose a transparent ending change only when the stored declension family supports one.

Nominative · Plural час → часы

This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

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Nominative · Singular час This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.

Nominative · Plural час → часы This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Singular час → час This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Plural час → часы This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Singular час → часа This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Plural час → часов This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Singular час → часу This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Plural час → часам This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Singular час → часом This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Plural час → часами This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Singular час → часе This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Plural час → часах This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.