Practice Russian Nominative Case
The nominative case (именительный падеж) is the dictionary form of Russian nouns — the form you find in textbooks and dictionaries. It's used for the subject of a sentence: "Книга на столе" (The book is on the table). Since it's the base form, our quiz tests the other 5 cases against it.
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The nominative is the base form of Russian nouns. Our quiz tests your ability to transform nominative forms into the other 5 cases. Start practicing now!
Start the Quiz — All CasesNominative Case Endings (именительный падеж)
| Gender | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| masculine | — (consonant) / -ь | -ы/-и/-а/-я |
| feminine | -а/-я/-ь | -ы/-и |
| neuter | -о/-е/-мя | -а/-я/-ена |
Examples
студент→студент
Студент читает (The student is reading)
книга→книга
Книга интересная (The book is interesting)
окно→окно
Окно открыто (The window is open)
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