Noun reference

дело

business, affair, matter

Neuter · Inanimate

Neuter -о family

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 дело
Case Singular Plural
Nominative дело дела
Accusative дело дела
Genitive дела дел
Dative делу делам
Instrumental делом делами
Prepositional деле делах

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 дел- + -а → дела

Remove -о and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular дело This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural дел- + -а → дела Remove -о and add -а.
Accusative · Singular дел- + -о → дело Remove -о and add -о.
Accusative · Plural дел- + -а → дела Remove -о and add -а.
Genitive · Singular дел- + -а → дела Remove -о and add -а.
Genitive · Plural дел- + zero ending → дел Remove -о; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular дел- + -у → делу Remove -о and add -у.
Dative · Plural дел- + -ам → делам Remove -о and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular дел- + -ом → делом Remove -о and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural дел- + -ами → делами Remove -о and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular дел- + -е → деле Remove -о and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural дел- + -ах → делах Remove -о and add -ах.
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