настоящий (nastoyashchiy) - real, genuine
Every form of the Russian adjective настоящий: 6 cases, singular and plural, stress marked.
| Case | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativeименительный · кто? что? | настоящий | настоящие | the subject: who or what acts |
| Accusativeвинительный · кого? что? | настоящий (inanimate) / настоящего (animate) | настоящие (inanimate) / настоящих (animate) | the direct object of the verb |
| Genitiveродительный · кого? чего? | настоящего | настоящих | possession, absence, "of"-phrases |
| Dativeдательный · кому? чему? | настоящему | настоящим | the receiver: to or for someone |
| Instrumentalтворительный · кем? чем? | настоящим | настоящими | the tool or companion: with, by |
| Prepositionalпредложный · о ком? о чём? | настоящем | настоящих | location and topics: in, at, about |
Настоящий is an adjective: it copies the gender, number, and case of its noun. The table shows masculine and plural; feminine and neuter follow the same stem with their own endings.
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