Noun reference

читатель

reader

Masculine · Animate

Masculine soft sign

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 читатель
Case Singular Plural
Nominative читатель читатели
Accusative читателя читателей
Genitive читателя читателей
Dative читателю читателям
Instrumental читателем читателями
Prepositional читателе читателях

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.

Genitive · Singular читатель → читателя

The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

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Nominative · Singular читатель This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural читатель → читатели The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular читатель → читателя The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural читатель → читателей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular читатель → читателя The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural читатель → читателей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular читатель → читателю The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural читатель → читателям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular читатель → читателем The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural читатель → читателями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular читатель → читателе The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural читатель → читателях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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