закон (zakon) - law
Every form of the Russian noun закон: 6 cases, singular and plural, stress marked.
| Case | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativeименительный · кто? что? | закон | законы | the subject: who or what acts |
| Accusativeвинительный · кого? что? | закон | законы | the direct object of the verb |
| Genitiveродительный · кого? чего? | закона | законов | possession, absence, "of"-phrases |
| Dativeдательный · кому? чему? | закону | законам | the receiver: to or for someone |
| Instrumentalтворительный · кем? чем? | законом | законами | the tool or companion: with, by |
| Prepositionalпредложный · о ком? о чём? | законе | законах | location and topics: in, at, about |
Закон is a masculine noun; the ending pattern above repeats across most masculine nouns, so every table you learn makes the next one cheaper.
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