Noun reference

карман

pocket

Masculine · Inanimate

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 карман
Case Singular Plural
Nominative карман карманы
Accusative карман карманы
Genitive кармана карманов
Dative карману карманам
Instrumental карманом карманами
Prepositional кармане карманах

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 карман- + -а → кармана

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular карман This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural карман- + -ы → карманы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular карман- + zero ending → карман Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural карман- + -ы → карманы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular карман- + -а → кармана Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural карман- + -ов → карманов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular карман- + -у → карману Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural карман- + -ам → карманам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular карман- + -ом → карманом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural карман- + -ами → карманами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular карман- + -е → кармане Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural карман- + -ах → карманах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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