папа (papa) - dad
Every form of the Russian noun папа: 6 cases, singular and plural, stress marked.
| Case | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativeименительный · кто? что? | папа | папы | the subject: who or what acts |
| Accusativeвинительный · кого? что? | папу | пап | the direct object of the verb |
| Genitiveродительный · кого? чего? | папы | пап | possession, absence, "of"-phrases |
| Dativeдательный · кому? чему? | папе | папам | the receiver: to or for someone |
| Instrumentalтворительный · кем? чем? | папой | папами | the tool or companion: with, by |
| Prepositionalпредложный · о ком? о чём? | папе | папах | location and topics: in, at, about |
Папа is animate, so its accusative copies the genitive: the form after "I see..." matches the form after "of".
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