Начальник Declension
Начальник means “boss, chief”. It is a masculine noun. It is animate: its accusative is the same as its genitive, singular and plural. Below is its declension in all six cases, singular and plural, the same forms the Russian noun declension worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- boss, chief
- Type
- masculine
- Nominative
- нача́льник
- Animacy
- animate
- Genitive singular
- нача́льника
- Nominative plural
- нача́льники
- Genitive plural
- нача́льников
Number
Singularединственное число
| Nominative | нача́льник |
|---|---|
| Genitive | нача́льника |
| Dative | нача́льнику |
| Accusative | нача́льника |
| Instrumental | нача́льником |
| Prepositional | нача́льнике |
Pluralмножественное число
| Nominative | нача́льники |
|---|---|
| Genitive | нача́льников |
| Dative | нача́льникам |
| Accusative | нача́льников |
| Instrumental | нача́льниками |
| Prepositional | нача́льниках |
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About these tables
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