Noun reference

танк

tank, container

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 танк
Case Singular Plural
Nominative танк танки
Accusative танк танки
Genitive танка танков
Dative танку танкам
Instrumental танком танками
Prepositional танке танках

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 танк- + -а → танка

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular танк This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural танк- + -и → танки Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Accusative · Singular танк- + zero ending → танк Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural танк- + -и → танки Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Genitive · Singular танк- + -а → танка Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural танк- + -ов → танков Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular танк- + -у → танку Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural танк- + -ам → танкам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular танк- + -ом → танком Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural танк- + -ами → танками Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular танк- + -е → танке Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural танк- + -ах → танках Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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