Noun reference

вопрос

question, matter, problem

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 вопрос
Case Singular Plural
Nominative вопрос вопросы
Accusative вопрос вопросы
Genitive вопроса вопросов
Dative вопросу вопросам
Instrumental вопросом вопросами
Prepositional вопросе вопросах

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 вопрос- + -а → вопроса

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular вопрос This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural вопрос- + -ы → вопросы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular вопрос- + zero ending → вопрос Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural вопрос- + -ы → вопросы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular вопрос- + -а → вопроса Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural вопрос- + -ов → вопросов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular вопрос- + -у → вопросу Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural вопрос- + -ам → вопросам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular вопрос- + -ом → вопросом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural вопрос- + -ами → вопросами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular вопрос- + -е → вопросе Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural вопрос- + -ах → вопросах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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