Noun reference
причина
cause, reason, motive
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 причина
| Case |
Singular |
Plural |
|---|
| Nominative |
причина |
причины |
|---|
| Accusative |
причину |
причины |
|---|
| Genitive |
причины |
причин |
|---|
| Dative |
причине |
причинам |
|---|
| Instrumental |
причинойLong instrumental variant:
причиною
Accepted in practice |
причинами |
|---|
| Prepositional |
причине |
причинах |
|---|
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
причин- + -ы → причины
Remove -а and add -ы.
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Nominative · Singular
причина
This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.Nominative · Plural
причин- + -ы → причины
Remove -а and add -ы.Accusative · Singular
причин- + -у → причину
Remove -а and add -у.Accusative · Plural
причин- + -ы → причины
Remove -а and add -ы.Genitive · Singular
причин- + -ы → причины
Remove -а and add -ы.Genitive · Plural
причин- + zero ending → причин
Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.Dative · Singular
причин- + -е → причине
Remove -а and add -е.Dative · Plural
причин- + -ам → причинам
Remove -а and add -ам.Instrumental · Singular
причин- + -ой → причиной
Remove -а and add -ой.Instrumental · Plural
причин- + -ами → причинами
Remove -а and add -ами.Prepositional · Singular
причин- + -е → причине
Remove -а and add -е.Prepositional · Plural
причин- + -ах → причинах
Remove -а and add -ах.