| На ошибках учатся. We learn by our mistakes. [saying] |
| О вкусах не спорят. There’s no accounting for taste. (saying) |
| Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. [saying] |
| Я сижу как на иголках. I’m feeling very uneasy. [expression] |
We’ve already gone through the prepositional singular, which wasn’t very difficult. We’re fortunate again, because the prepositional plural is even easier! Let’s start already!
Forming the prepositional plural is extremely easy – just add either –ах or –ях. Here you don’t have to worry about whether the noun is masculine, feminine or neuter, which is a huge relief.
Choosing which ending is also easy – if the ending is hard, add –ах , and if it’s soft, add –ях.
| Not sure what a hard or soft letter is? Click here to find out all about it. [link to come soon] In the meantime, I have some indications of letters that are soft and hard below. |
| Formation |
Forming this case in the plural is extremely easy!
Hard Endings (-ах)
| а, о or consonant | дом (house) страница (page) место (bridge) | домах – страницах – местах – |
| Богатые люди живут в роскошных домах. Rich people live in luxurious houses. |
Soft Endings (-ях)
| е, й, or a soft sign | трамвай (tram) море (sea) постель (bed) | трамваях – морях – постелях – |
| Говоря о морях, я совсем недавно ездил в круиз. Speaking about the seas, I was on a cruise not too long ago. |
This couldn’t be any easier, could it?
Peculiarities
Please keep the spelling rules in mind!
| вещь [thing] | вещах – |
| солнце [sun] | солнцах – |
If a noun has an irregular plural in the nominative case, it maintains it in other plural forms.
| N.S. | N.P. | P.P. |
|---|---|---|
| дом [house] лес [forest] | дома [houses] леса [forests] | домах – лесах – |
| друг [friend] брат [brother] | друзья [friends] братья [brothers] | друзьях – братьях – |
| время [time] имя [name] | времена [times] имена [names] | временах – именах – |
| дочь [daughter] мать [mother] | дочери [daughters] матери [mothers] | дочерях – матерях – |
| человек [person] ребёнок [child] | люди [people] дети [children] | людях – детях – |
Well, that’s all for today’s post.
I hope it proved to be useful for you.
See you in the next!
| Last Edit: 09/20/2026. |