Noun reference

парень

boy, fellow, guy

Masculine · Animate

Masculine soft sign

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 парень
Case Singular Plural
Nominative парень парни
Accusative парня парней
Genitive парня парней
Dative парню парням
Instrumental парнем парнями
Prepositional парне парнях

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 парень → парня

The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

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Nominative · Singular парень This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural парень → парни The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular парень → парня The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural парень → парней The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular парень → парня The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural парень → парней The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular парень → парню The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural парень → парням The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular парень → парнем The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural парень → парнями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular парень → парне The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural парень → парнях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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