Noun reference

человек

man, person

Masculine · Animate

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 человек
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	человек	люди
Accusative	человека	людей
Genitive	человека	людей
Dative	человеку	людям
Instrumental	человеком	людьми
Prepositional	человеке	людях

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 человек → люди

The plural uses a different stored stem. Learn the form as part of the noun's paradigm.

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

Nominative · Plural человек → люди The plural uses a different stored stem. Learn the form as part of the noun's paradigm.

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

Accusative · Plural человек → людей The plural uses a different stored stem. Learn the form as part of the noun's paradigm.

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

Genitive · Plural человек → людей The plural uses a different stored stem. Learn the form as part of the noun's paradigm.

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

Dative · Plural человек → людям The plural uses a different stored stem. Learn the form as part of the noun's paradigm.

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

Instrumental · Plural человек → людьми The plural uses a different stored stem. Learn the form as part of the noun's paradigm.

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

Prepositional · Plural человек → людях The plural uses a different stored stem. Learn the form as part of the noun's paradigm.