Noun reference

журнал

magazine, journal, periodical, diary

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 журнал
Case Singular Plural
Nominative журнал журналы
Accusative журнал журналы
Genitive журнала журналов
Dative журналу журналам
Instrumental журналом журналами
Prepositional журнале журналах

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 журнал- + -а → журнала

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular журнал This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural журнал- + -ы → журналы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular журнал- + zero ending → журнал Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural журнал- + -ы → журналы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular журнал- + -а → журнала Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural журнал- + -ов → журналов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular журнал- + -у → журналу Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural журнал- + -ам → журналам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular журнал- + -ом → журналом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural журнал- + -ами → журналами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular журнал- + -е → журнале Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural журнал- + -ах → журналах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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