Noun reference

жизнь

life

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 жизнь
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	жизнь	жизни
Accusative	жизнь	жизни
Genitive	жизни	жизней
Dative	жизни	жизням
Instrumental	жизнью	жизнями
Prepositional	жизни	жизнях

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 жизнь → жизни

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

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Nominative · Singular жизнь This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.

Nominative · Plural жизнь → жизни The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Accusative · Singular жизнь → жизнь The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Accusative · Plural жизнь → жизни The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Genitive · Singular жизнь → жизни The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Genitive · Plural жизнь → жизней The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Dative · Singular жизнь → жизни The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Dative · Plural жизнь → жизням The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Instrumental · Singular жизнь → жизнью The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Instrumental · Plural жизнь → жизнями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Prepositional · Singular жизнь → жизни The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Prepositional · Plural жизнь → жизнях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.