Noun reference

книга

a book

Feminine · Inanimate

Feminine -а 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 книга
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	книга	книги
Accusative	книгу	книги
Genitive	книги	книг
Dative	книге	книгам
Instrumental	книгойLong instrumental variant: книгою Accepted in practice	книгами
Prepositional	книге	книгах

Form pattern

The paradigm above is authoritative. These notes expose a transparent ending change only when the stored declension family supports one.

Genitive · Singular книг- + -и → книги

Remove -а and add -и.

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Nominative · Singular книга This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.

Nominative · Plural книг- + -и → книги Remove -а and add -и.

Accusative · Singular книг- + -у → книгу Remove -а and add -у.

Accusative · Plural книг- + -и → книги Remove -а and add -и.

Genitive · Singular книг- + -и → книги Remove -а and add -и.

Genitive · Plural книг- + zero ending → книг Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.

Dative · Singular книг- + -е → книге Remove -а and add -е.

Dative · Plural книг- + -ам → книгам Remove -а and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular книг- + -ой → книгой Remove -а and add -ой.

Instrumental · Plural книг- + -ами → книгами Remove -а and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular книг- + -е → книге Remove -а and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural книг- + -ах → книгах Remove -а and add -ах.