300 Grammar summary
Masculine plural
Nominative cтолы� pоя�ли музе�и
Accusative столы� poя�ли музе�и
Genitive столо�в роя�лей музе�ев
Dative стола�м pоя�лям музе�ям
Instrumental стола�ми роя�лями музе�ями
Prepositional стола�х роя�ляx мyзе�яxNotes
1 Some nouns have a fleeting vowel in all cases where the ending
changes, e.g. оте�ц – отца�, отцу� etc.
2 Accusative singular: for animate nouns, this is the same as genitive.
3 Instrumental singular: the spelling rule affects some nouns,
e.g. това�рищ – това�рищем.
4 Instrumental singular: if the ending -ем is stressed, it becomes -ём,
e.g. рубль – рублём.
5 Prepositional singular: some nouns take the ending -у� after в or нa,
e.g. в лесу�.
6 Nominative/accusative plural: the spelling rule affects some nouns,
e.g. язы�к – языки�.
7 Nominative/accusative plural: some nouns have an irregular plural
in -a, e.g. дом – дома�, others in -ья or -ья�, e.g. брат – бра�тья;
друг – друзья�.
8 Accusative plural: for animate masculine nouns, this is the same as
genitive plural.
9 Genitive plural: the spelling rule affects some nouns, e.g. ме�сяц- ме�сяцев.
10 Genitive plural: if the ending -eв is stressed, it becomes -ёв,
e.g. слой – слоёв.
11 Genitive plural: nouns ending in ж, ч, ш, щ take the ending -ей,
e.g. москви�ч – москвиче�й.
12 Genitive plural irregular forms: see Unit 12.