Noun reference

генерал

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Masculine · Animate

Masculine hard consonant

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 генерал
Case Singular Plural
Nominative генерал генералы
Accusative генерала генералов
Genitive генерала генералов
Dative генералу генералам
Instrumental генералом генералами
Prepositional генерале генералах

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 генерал- + -а → генерала

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular генерал This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural генерал- + -ы → генералы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular генерал- + -а → генерала Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Plural генерал- + -ов → генералов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Genitive · Singular генерал- + -а → генерала Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural генерал- + -ов → генералов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular генерал- + -у → генералу Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural генерал- + -ам → генералам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular генерал- + -ом → генералом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural генерал- + -ами → генералами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular генерал- + -е → генерале Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural генерал- + -ах → генералах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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