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Nouns

Every Russian noun is masculine, feminine or neuter, and its ending changes with number and case. Start with the nominative — the dictionary form — then take the same nouns through the other five cases.

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  1. имени́тельный

    Nominative · кто? что?

    The dictionary form, and where every noun starts: telling its gender, and making it plural.

    1. Урок 1 · A1GENDER OF NOUNSMasculine, feminine and neuter nouns11 steps
    2. Урок 2 · A1PLURALS6 steps
    3. Урок 3 · A1IRREGULAR PLURALS7 steps

  2. роди́тельный

    Genitive · кого́? чего́?

    Possession, absence, and quantity — of, and not having.

    1. Урок 1 · A1У меня нет…4 steps
    2. Урок 2 · A1New lesson4 steps

  3. да́тельныйComing soon

    Dative · кому́? чему́?

    The one receiving — to, and for.

  4. вини́тельный

    Accusative · кого́? что?

    The direct object — the thing being acted on.

    1. Урок 1 · A1DIRECT OBJECTThe direct object and its two questions3 steps
    2. Урок 2 · A1FORMING THE ACCUSATIVE CASEThe -у and -ю endings, and the nouns that don’t change4 steps

  5. твори́тельныйComing soon

    Instrumental · кем? чем?

    By, with, and the tool the job was done with.

  6. предло́жный

    Prepositional · о ком? о чём?

    Location and topic — the case that never appears without a preposition.

    1. Урок 1 · A1PREPOSITIONAL CASE: INTRODUCTION4 steps
    2. Урок 2 · A1НА, Feminine and Neuter Nouns4 steps
    3. Урок 3 · A1Special Endings and Exceptions5 steps