Noun reference

куст

bush

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 куст
Case Singular Plural
Nominative куст кусты
Accusative куст кусты
Genitive куста кустов
Dative кусту кустам
Instrumental кустом кустами
Prepositional кусте кустах

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 куст- + -а → куста

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular куст This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural куст- + -ы → кусты Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular куст- + zero ending → куст Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural куст- + -ы → кусты Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular куст- + -а → куста Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural куст- + -ов → кустов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular куст- + -у → кусту Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural куст- + -ам → кустам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular куст- + -ом → кустом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural куст- + -ами → кустами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular куст- + -е → кусте Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural куст- + -ах → кустах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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