Noun reference

литература

literature

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 литература
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	литература	литературы
Accusative	литературу	литературы
Genitive	литературы	литератур
Dative	литературе	литературам
Instrumental	литературойLong instrumental variant: литературою Accepted in practice	литературами
Prepositional	литературе	литературах

Form pattern

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

Genitive · Singular литератур- + -ы → литературы

Remove -а and add -ы.

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

Nominative · Plural литератур- + -ы → литературы Remove -а and add -ы.

Accusative · Singular литератур- + -у → литературу Remove -а and add -у.

Accusative · Plural литератур- + -ы → литературы Remove -а and add -ы.

Genitive · Singular литератур- + -ы → литературы Remove -а and add -ы.

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

Dative · Singular литератур- + -е → литературе Remove -а and add -е.

Dative · Plural литератур- + -ам → литературам Remove -а and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular литератур- + -ой → литературой Remove -а and add -ой.

Instrumental · Plural литератур- + -ами → литературами Remove -а and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular литератур- + -е → литературе Remove -а and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural литератур- + -ах → литературах Remove -а and add -ах.