Noun reference

сад

garden, yard

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine hard consonant · Special pattern

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 сад
Case Singular Plural
Nominative сад сады
Accusative сад сады
Genitive сада садов
Dative саду садам
Instrumental садом садами
Prepositional садеLocative after в: саду Accepted in practice садах

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.

Nominative · Plural сад → сады

This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Show all case-build notes
Nominative · Singular сад This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural сад → сады This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Accusative · Singular сад → сад This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Accusative · Plural сад → сады This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Genitive · Singular сад → сада This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Genitive · Plural сад → садов This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Dative · Singular сад → саду This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Dative · Plural сад → садам This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Instrumental · Singular сад → садом This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Instrumental · Plural сад → садами This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Prepositional · Singular сад → саде This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Prepositional · Plural сад → садах This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
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