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Cheatsheet: Genitive Case

Nouns and cases

Genitive Case

PointRuleExampleEnglish
Feminine-а → -и, -я → -іЯ ї́ду до ма́ми.I'm going to my mum's.
Masculinepeople, objects, cities: -а (-я)Ми з Ки́єва.We're from Kyiv.
Masculinesubstances, ideas, institutions: -у (-ю)Парк бі́ля теа́тру.The park is by the theatre.
Neuter-о → -а, -е → -яМи ви́їхали з мі́ста.We left the city.
Plural-ів, -ей or no endingТут бага́то студе́нтів.There are a lot of students here.
Datethe day and the month in the genitiveЯ народи́вся деся́того бе́резня.I was born on the tenth of March.
Negationthe object after не (not)Я не ба́чив дру́зів.I didn't see my friends.
Prepositionsз / до / для / бі́ля / навпро́тиЦе подару́нок для ма́ми.This is a present for Mum.
B1Belongingwhose? the owner after the thingЦе кни́жка бра́та.This is my brother's book.
B1Absenceнема́є / без (there is no, without)У ме́не нема́є ча́су.I have no time.
Trapafter бага́то / ма́ло use the genitive pluralЯ ма́ю бага́то дру́зів.I have a lot of friends.

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