Irregular and invariant heads
Adjective agreement can expose dative plural even when the noun is irregular or formally invariant.
- Plural-only and indeclinable nouns still have syntactic case. Learn whether the head is singular or plural and let the adjective display the selected profile.
| Head | Dative phrase | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| де́ти | ма́леньким де́тям | noun -ям |
| лю́ди | хоро́шим лю́дям | suppletive stem |
| друзья́ | ста́рым друзья́м | plural stem |
| СМИ | ру́сским СМИ | noun invariant |
| такси́ | но́вым такси́ | noun invariant, plural from adjective/context |
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3.10 · Irregular and invariant heads · table 1
де́ти · ма́леньким де́тям · noun -ямлю́ди · хоро́шим лю́дям · suppletive stemMini-check
Form: помога́ть + хоро́шие лю́ди. Analyse но́вым in к но́вым такси́.
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- Say the Russian examples aloud, cover the model, and retrieve the pattern once before continuing.