Noun reference

здание

building

Neuter · Inanimate

Neuter -е/-ие 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 здание
Case Singular Plural
Nominative здание здания
Accusative здание здания
Genitive здания зданий
Dative зданию зданиям
Instrumental зданием зданиями
Prepositional здании зданиях

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 здание → здания

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

Show all case-build notes
Nominative · Singular здание This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural здание → здания The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular здание → здание The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural здание → здания The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular здание → здания The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural здание → зданий The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular здание → зданию The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural здание → зданиям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular здание → зданием The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural здание → зданиями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular здание → здании The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural здание → зданиях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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