Noun reference

задача

problem, task

Feminine · Inanimate

Feminine -а 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 задача
Case Singular Plural
Nominative задача задачи
Accusative задачу задачи
Genitive задачи задач
Dative задаче задачам
Instrumental задачейLong instrumental variant: задачею Accepted in practice задачами
Prepositional задаче задачах

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 задач- + -и → задачи

Remove -а and add -и.

Show all case-build notes
Nominative · Singular задача This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural задач- + -и → задачи Remove -а and add -и.
Accusative · Singular задач- + -у → задачу Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural задач- + -и → задачи Remove -а and add -и.
Genitive · Singular задач- + -и → задачи Remove -а and add -и.
Genitive · Plural задач- + zero ending → задач Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular задач- + -е → задаче Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural задач- + -ам → задачам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular задач- + -ей → задачей Remove -а and add -ей.
Instrumental · Plural задач- + -ами → задачами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular задач- + -е → задаче Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural задач- + -ах → задачах Remove -а and add -ах.
Want to study the case system?

Use the general teaching flow for rules, examples, and guided lessons.

Learn Russian noun cases