| nom. | gen. | dat. | acc. | inst. | prep. |
Here we’ve arrived. Our final major case post. The accusative plural.
I have some good news for you that we’ll soon find out.
| Purpose |
| To learn the purpose of this case, click here. In this post, we’ll only be learning its formation. |
| Formation |
As I’m sure you already know, the accusative is the only case that makes a distinction between animate and inanimate nouns.
| Inanimate Nouns |
The accusative plural for inanimate nouns [non-living things], in all genders, coincides with the nominative plural – there is no change!
| nominative | accusative |
|---|---|
| Это магазины. These are stores. | Я вижу магазины. I see stores. |
| Это книги. These are books. | Я люблю книги. I love books. |
| Это окна. These are windows. | Я мою окна. I wash windows. |
| Animate Nouns |
The endings for animate nouns are exactly the same as the genitive plural.
For completeness, I’ll add in some examples.
| Masculine Nouns |
| consonant + ов | мальчик (boy) студент (student) | мальчиков – студентов – |
| –й becomes –ев | герой (hero) | героев – |
| –ь becomes –ей | учитель (teacher) строитель (builder) | учителей – строителей – |
Спит мой кукловод
Мама Америка by Винтаж
Спит, и видит в снах
Розовых слонов
My puppeteer sleeps
Sleeps and dreams of [lit. sees in dreams]
Pink elephants
| Feminine Nouns |
| –a is removed | девушка (young lady) девочка (girl) женщина (woman) | девушек* – девочек* – женщин – |
| –я becomes –ей | тётя (aunt) | тётей – |
| *When the final vowel is removed and a consonant cluster remains, occasionally о or е are inserted for ease of pronunciation. The letter е is inserted here because it must comply with the spelling rules. |
| If a noun has an irregular plural in the nominative case, it maintains it in other plural forms. |
| брат [братья] | братьев – |
| друг [друзья] | друзей – |
| учитель [учителя] | учителей – |
And there you have it! The accusative plural has taught to you. 🙂
| Last Edit: 12/07/2025. |
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