Noun reference

вещь

thing

Feminine · Inanimate

Feminine soft sign

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 вещь
Case Singular Plural
Nominative вещь вещи
Accusative вещь вещи
Genitive вещи вещей
Dative вещи вещам
Instrumental вещью вещами
Prepositional вещи вещах

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 вещь → вещи

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

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Nominative · Singular вещь This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural вещь → вещи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular вещь → вещь The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural вещь → вещи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular вещь → вещи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural вещь → вещей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular вещь → вещи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural вещь → вещам The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular вещь → вещью The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural вещь → вещами The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular вещь → вещи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural вещь → вещах The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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