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"I see cups and plates."
Translation:Я вижу чашки и тарелки.
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A reminder that the Russian spelling rules are changing the declension table feminine plural -ы to -и after the к at the end of чашкa and тарелкa.
because it is plural, чашку and тарелку are accusative singular but we need plural :) help that helps.
чашки/ тарелки is accusative plural
Let me see if I have this straight (and someone please straighten me out if I don't!):
For FEMININE nouns specifically, the ending changes in the Accusative case when they are singular. But when they are plural, the ending is the same as Nominative plural?
Not all f. nouns, only those in the 2nd declension. They end in а or и(я), not in ь like those on the 3rd declension.
User mighty potato gave a good explanation above.
Ah, OK. Thank you for that. Here's a Lingot for your troubles.
Unfortunately though, I don't see mighty potato's post. :-( What does/did he say?
So 2nd-declension feminine nouns change in the singular when in the Accusative case, but follow the same rules as for the Nominative case when they are plural.
What do the 3rd-declension ones with a soft sign do? Are they unchanged or something? Many thanks again for that though.
Here's my complete summary:
(A). All INANIMATE nouns: have the same #nominative# and accusative 1. singular, unless they belong to the 2nd declension (f. ending ?a, (i?)?ja); 2. plural.
(B). All ANIMATE nouns have the same #genitive# and accusative 1. singular, if they are masculine; 2. plural. All personal pronouns have the same g. and a. (both in sing. & plu.).
Ignore the question marks, some formatting issue when I type Russian letters.
Thank you most kindly once again! That definitely helps clear it up a bit. Well worthy of another Lingot. Cheers.
Cups and plates both end in "и". Is this a coincidence, or can this be explained by what the sentence is saying?
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Well, I suppose it's the same coincidence that cups and plates both ending in -s. It's called "plural".
Стакан = glass, чашка = cup, разве нет? Или вы называете стаканами именно то, что обычно называют чашками?
