Noun reference

ящик

box, case

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 ящик
Case Singular Plural
Nominative ящик ящики
Accusative ящик ящики
Genitive ящика ящиков
Dative ящику ящикам
Instrumental ящиком ящиками
Prepositional ящике ящиках

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 ящик- + -а → ящика

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular ящик This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural ящик- + -и → ящики Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Accusative · Singular ящик- + zero ending → ящик Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural ящик- + -и → ящики Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Genitive · Singular ящик- + -а → ящика Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural ящик- + -ов → ящиков Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular ящик- + -у → ящику Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural ящик- + -ам → ящикам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular ящик- + -ом → ящиком Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural ящик- + -ами → ящиками Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular ящик- + -е → ящике Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural ящик- + -ах → ящиках Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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