мальчик (mal'chik) - boy
Every form of the Russian noun мальчик: 6 cases, singular and plural, stress marked.
| Case | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativeименительный · кто? что? | мальчик | мальчики | the subject: who or what acts |
| Accusativeвинительный · кого? что? | мальчика | мальчиков | the direct object of the verb |
| Genitiveродительный · кого? чего? | мальчика | мальчиков | possession, absence, "of"-phrases |
| Dativeдательный · кому? чему? | мальчику | мальчикам | the receiver: to or for someone |
| Instrumentalтворительный · кем? чем? | мальчиком | мальчиками | the tool or companion: with, by |
| Prepositionalпредложный · о ком? о чём? | мальчике | мальчиках | location and topics: in, at, about |
Мальчик is animate, so its accusative copies the genitive: the form after "I see..." matches the form after "of".
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