Nominative

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Forms of the nominative case

Nouns

1st declension

Masc
Singular -ь -й -ий
Plural -ы -и -ии

NB. spelling rule: ы becomes и after a sibilant (ж, ч, ш, щ) or a velar (г, к, х)


Neuter
Singular -о -е
Plural -а -я

NB. After a sibilant, о is written when stressed; е when unstressed.
After a soft consonant, ё is written when stressed; е when unstressed.

2nd declension

Fem
Singular -а -я -ия
Plural -ы -и -ии
NB. ы becomes и after a sibilant (ж, ч, ш, щ) or a velar (г, к, х) consonant

3rd declension

Feminine
Singular -ь
Plural -и

Neuter
Singular -мя
Plural -мена


Adjectives

Hard stem - stems which end in any consonant except for sibilants and velars:
-ый -ая -ое -ые

Soft stem - stems ending in sibilant (ж, ч, ш, щ) or velar (г, к, х):
-ий -яя -ее (the хорошее rule) -ие

NB. When a masculine adjective ends in -ой, the -ой is the stressed syllable.


Pronouns

я ты он она́ оно́ мы вы они́

э́тот это э́та э́ти тот то та те

мой моё моя мои твой твоё твоя твои

наш наше наша наши ваш ваше ваша ваши

кто что

чей чьё чья чьи


The Use of the Nominative

The nominative can be used in the certain circumstances:

1. as the subject of the sentence

2. exclamations such as ....
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