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Russian Cases- Prepositional

Prepositional

Nouns

в / на +

singular

  • for nouns that end in a consanant -е

  • for nouns that end in a vowel, remove the last vowel and add -е

    • e.g. стол - столе

  • for nouns that end in -и_, it becomes -ии

    • e.g. планетарий - планетарии

plural

  • hard stem nouns and nouns that end in a husher -ах

    • e.g. стол - столах

  • soft stem nouns -ях

    • e.g. трамвай - трамваях

Possessives

  • masculine and neuter possessives end in -ём/-ем

  • feminine possessives end in -ей

  • plural end in -их

Adjectives

  • end in -ых / -их (subjet to spelling rule)

в = a closed space, a space limited by defined borders even if not physical

на = an open space, a space without defined borders, an event

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Russian Cases- Prepositional

Prepositional

Nouns

в / на +

singular

  • for nouns that end in a consanant -е

  • for nouns that end in a vowel, remove the last vowel and add -е

    • e.g. стол - столе

  • for nouns that end in -и_, it becomes -ии

    • e.g. планетарий - планетарии

plural

  • hard stem nouns and nouns that end in a husher -ах

    • e.g. стол - столах

  • soft stem nouns -ях

    • e.g. трамвай - трамваях

Possessives

  • masculine and neuter possessives end in -ём/-ем

  • feminine possessives end in -ей

  • plural end in -их

Adjectives

  • end in -ых / -их (subjet to spelling rule)

в = a closed space, a space limited by defined borders even if not physical

на = an open space, a space without defined borders, an event