Russian grammar > Nouns in Russian Language - Part III (Declension of neuter nouns)
Nouns in Russian Language - Part III (Declension of neuter nouns)
Singular
In this table you can see endings for transforming a neuter noun to a certain case in singular.
| case | O endings | E endings | МЯ endings |
| N | -О | -Е | -Я |
| G | -А | -Я | -ЕНИ |
| D | -У | -Ю | -ЕНИ |
| A | -О | -Е | -Я |
| I | -ОМ | -ЕМ | -ЕНЕМ |
| P | -Е | -Е | -ЕНИ |
Remember that behind Ч, Ж, Ш and Щ you cannot use soft vowels -Я and -Ю. Use -А and -У instead.
See the table below as an illustration for the rules.
| case | O endings | E endings | МЯ endings |
| N | ОКНО | ПОЛЕ | ВРЕМЯ |
| G | ОКНА | ПОЛЯ | ВРЕМЕНИ |
| D | ОКНУ | ПОЛЮ | ВРЕМЕНИ |
| A | ОКНО | ПОЛЕ | ВРЕМЯ |
| I | ОКНОМ | ПОЛЕМ | ВРЕМЕНЕМ |
| P | ОКНЕ | ПОЛЕ | ВРЕМЕНИ |
Plural
In this table you can see endings for transforming a neuter noun to a certain case in plural.
| case | O endings | E endings | МЯ endings |
| N | -А | -Я | -ЕНА |
| G | - | -ЕЙ | -ЁН |
| D | -АМ | -ЯМ | -ЕНАМ |
| A | -А | -Я | -ЕНА |
| I | -АМИ | -ЯМИ | -ЕНАМИ |
| P | -АХ | -ЯХ | -ЕНАХ |
Bear in mind that often between two consonants -О or -Е is inserted. You can see that in declension of word ОКНО in genitive plural.
See the table below as an illustration for the rules.
| case | O endings | E endings | МЯ endings |
| N | ОКНА | ПОЛЯ | ВРЕМЕНА |
| G | ОКОН | ПОЛЕЙ | ВРЕМЁН |
| D | ОКНАМ | ПОЛЯМ | ВРЕМЕНАМ |
| A | ОКНА | ПОЛЯ | ВРЕМЕНА |
| I | ОКНАМИ | ПОЛЯМИ | ВРЕМЕНАМИ |
| P | ОКНАХ | ПОЛЯХ | ВРЕМЕНАХ |
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