Noun reference

сознание

consciousness

Neuter · Inanimate

Neuter -е/-ие 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 сознание
Case Singular Plural
Nominative сознание сознания
Accusative сознание сознания
Genitive сознания сознаний
Dative сознанию сознаниям
Instrumental сознанием сознаниями
Prepositional сознании сознаниях

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 сознание → сознания

The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

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Nominative · Singular сознание This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural сознание → сознания The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular сознание → сознание The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural сознание → сознания The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular сознание → сознания The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural сознание → сознаний The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular сознание → сознанию The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural сознание → сознаниям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular сознание → сознанием The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural сознание → сознаниями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular сознание → сознании The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural сознание → сознаниях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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