Noun reference

правда

truth

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 правда
Case Singular Plural
Nominative правда правды
Accusative правду правды
Genitive правды правд
Dative правде правдам
Instrumental правдойLong instrumental variant: правдою Accepted in practice правдами
Prepositional правде правдах

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 правд- + -ы → правды

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular правда This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural правд- + -ы → правды Remove -а and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular правд- + -у → правду Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural правд- + -ы → правды Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular правд- + -ы → правды Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural правд- + zero ending → правд Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular правд- + -е → правде Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural правд- + -ам → правдам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular правд- + -ой → правдой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural правд- + -ами → правдами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular правд- + -е → правде Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural правд- + -ах → правдах Remove -а and add -ах.
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