Noun reference

предмет

object, item

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine hard consonant

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 предмет
Case Singular Plural
Nominative предмет предметы
Accusative предмет предметы
Genitive предмета предметов
Dative предмету предметам
Instrumental предметом предметами
Prepositional предмете предметах

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 предмет- + -а → предмета

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular предмет This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural предмет- + -ы → предметы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular предмет- + zero ending → предмет Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural предмет- + -ы → предметы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular предмет- + -а → предмета Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural предмет- + -ов → предметов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular предмет- + -у → предмету Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural предмет- + -ам → предметам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular предмет- + -ом → предметом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural предмет- + -ами → предметами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular предмет- + -е → предмете Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural предмет- + -ах → предметах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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