Noun reference

помощь

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Feminine · Inanimate

Feminine 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 помощь
Case Singular Plural
Nominative помощь помощи
Accusative помощь помощи
Genitive помощи помощей
Dative помощи помощам
Instrumental помощью помощами
Prepositional помощи помощах

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 помощь → помощи

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

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Nominative · Singular помощь This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural помощь → помощи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular помощь → помощь The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural помощь → помощи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular помощь → помощи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural помощь → помощей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular помощь → помощи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural помощь → помощам The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular помощь → помощью The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural помощь → помощами The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular помощь → помощи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural помощь → помощах The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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