Noun reference

роман

novel, romance

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 роман
Case Singular Plural
Nominative роман романы
Accusative роман романы
Genitive романа романов
Dative роману романам
Instrumental романом романами
Prepositional романе романах

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 роман- + -а → романа

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular роман This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural роман- + -ы → романы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular роман- + zero ending → роман Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural роман- + -ы → романы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular роман- + -а → романа Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural роман- + -ов → романов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular роман- + -у → роману Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural роман- + -ам → романам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular роман- + -ом → романом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural роман- + -ами → романами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular роман- + -е → романе Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural роман- + -ах → романах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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