Noun reference

гражданин

citizen

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 гражданин
Case Singular Plural
Nominative гражданин граждане
Accusative гражданина граждан
Genitive гражданина граждан
Dative гражданину гражданам
Instrumental гражданином гражданами
Prepositional гражданине гражданах

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 гражданин- + -а → гражданина

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

Show all case-build notes
Nominative · Singular гражданин This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural гражданин → граждане The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Accusative · Singular гражданин- + -а → гражданина Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Plural гражданин → граждан The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Genitive · Singular гражданин- + -а → гражданина Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural гражданин → граждан The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Dative · Singular гражданин- + -у → гражданину Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural гражданин → гражданам The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Instrumental · Singular гражданин- + -ом → гражданином Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural гражданин → гражданами The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Prepositional · Singular гражданин- + -е → гражданине Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural гражданин → гражданах The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
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