Noun reference

надежда

hope

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 надежда
Case Singular Plural
Nominative надежда надежды
Accusative надежду надежды
Genitive надежды надежд
Dative надежде надеждам
Instrumental надеждойLong instrumental variant: надеждою Accepted in practice надеждами
Prepositional надежде надеждах

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 надежд- + -ы → надежды

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular надежда This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural надежд- + -ы → надежды Remove -а and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular надежд- + -у → надежду Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural надежд- + -ы → надежды Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular надежд- + -ы → надежды Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural надежд- + zero ending → надежд Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular надежд- + -е → надежде Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural надежд- + -ам → надеждам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular надежд- + -ой → надеждой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural надежд- + -ами → надеждами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular надежд- + -е → надежде Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural надежд- + -ах → надеждах Remove -а and add -ах.
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