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A Reference Guide to Cases in the Ukrainian Language
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Locative case
The locative case is used to denote where something or someone is in Ukrainian.
Nouns edit
Singular nouns edit
| Changes | Examples | |
|---|---|---|
| Most words | Add -і to the ending of the nominative form. Any ь or vowel should be dropped from the end of the word | університет -> університеті |
| All nouns ending in -ка, and some nouns ending in -к | Replace the ending with -ці | зупинка -> зупинці урок -> уроці |
| All nouns ending in -га, and some nouns ending in -г or -го | Replace the ending with -зі | книга -> книзі |
| All nouns ending in -ха, and some nouns ending in -х or -хо | Replace the ending with -сі | капелюх -> капелюсі |
| Masculine nouns that end in -й | Change the ending to -ї | музей -> музеї |
| Feminine nouns that end in -їя or -ея | Change the final -я to -ї | лекція -> лекції |
| Masculine nouns that end in -ок | Change the ending to -ку | будинок -> будинку |
| Most Masculine nouns that end in -к | Add -у to the end | парк -> парку |
| Some neuter nouns that are clearly foreign borrowings | Do not change | таксі -> таксі інтервʼю —> інтервʼю |
Plural nouns edit
| Changes | Examples | |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine nouns that end in a hard constant | Add -ах to the end of the word | гори (гір) -> горах |
| Masculine nouns that end in -й or -ь | Replace the ending with -ях | |
| Feminine nouns that end in -а | Replace the ending with -ах | |
| Feminine nouns that end in -я | Replace the ending with -ях | лекції (лекція) -> лекціях |
Exceptions edit
| Word in Nominative | Word in Vocative |
|---|---|
| сад | саду |
| рік | році |
| урок | уроку |
| аеропорт | аеропорту |
Vocative case
The vocative case is used to address someone in Ukrainian.
Nouns edit
Masculine Nouns edit
| Changes | Examples | |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine names that end in -а | The ending changes to -о | Микола -> Миколо |
| Masculine nouns that end with a consonant or and о | Their endings change to -е | Степан -> Степане Пан Михайло -> Пане Михайле |
| Masculine nouns that end with -ко, -ик | Take the у ending | Марко -> Марку Петрик -> Петрику |
| Male patronymic names | Add у to the add | Ігор Михайлович -> Ігоре Михайловичу |
| Masculine nouns that end with ь or й | Change the ending to ю | Андрій -> Андрію дідусь -> дідусю |
| Masculine nouns that end with -ар | Add ю to the word | кухар -> кухарю |
Feminine nouns edit
| Changes | Examples | |
|---|---|---|
| Feminine nouns that end in -а | The ending changes to -о | мама -> мамо Оксана -> Оксано |
| Feminine nouns that end with a consonant + я | Their ending changes to -ю | Галя -> Галю |
| Female last names | Don’t change | |
| Foreign female first names that don’t end with -а or -я | Don’t change |
Plural Nouns edit
Most plural nouns do not change in vocative case, so “Dear friends” would be «Дорогі друзі». The word пани, does change to панове, and «Пані та панове» is the equivalent of “ladies and gentlemen”.
Exceptions edit
| Word in Nominative | Word in Vocative |
|---|---|
| Бог | Боже |
| дід | діду |
| друг | друже |
| пані | пані |
| син | сину |
| тато | тату |
| хлопець | хлопче |
| чоловік | чоловіче |
| пани | панове |