Noun reference

работа

work, job

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 работа
Case Singular Plural
Nominative работа работы
Accusative работу работы
Genitive работы работ
Dative работе работам
Instrumental работойLong instrumental variant: работою Accepted in practice работами
Prepositional работе работах

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 работ- + -ы → работы

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular работа This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural работ- + -ы → работы Remove -а and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular работ- + -у → работу Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural работ- + -ы → работы Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular работ- + -ы → работы Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural работ- + zero ending → работ Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular работ- + -е → работе Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural работ- + -ам → работам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular работ- + -ой → работой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural работ- + -ами → работами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular работ- + -е → работе Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural работ- + -ах → работах Remove -а and add -ах.
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