Genitive case facts

• Most common case after nominative and accusative.
• Concept of genitive is to show "of" something.

Uses of genitive case

• To show posession, corresponding to the 's in Ivan's , and related meanings, corresponding to of in map of the town.
• With number and quantity words (2-4 and any number ending in them is gen sing, and 5+ is gen plural; много времени , etc.). Think of these like "three of rubles", "many of time"
• After a large number of prepositions (see below).
• With нет, meaning there isn't, i.e. the opposite of есть (NOT нет , no , the opposite of да ).
• After negated transitive verbs ( Она не знает языка )

Prepositions of the Genitive Case

• Non-Existence and Negation
  • без (without)
  • (на)против (against, opposite)
  • кроме (except)
  • вместо (instead of)
• Closeness
  • у (by, at)
  • близ (near)
  • вдоль (along)
  • возле (by, near)
  • мимо (past, by)
  • около (near, around)
  • (по)среди (among)
  • вокруг (around)
• Origin
  • из(о) ((out) from)
  • с(о) ((down) from)
  • от(о) ((away) from)
  • после (after)
  • из-за (from behind, because of)
  • ис-под (from under)
• etc.
  • вне (outside)
  • внутри (inside)
  • для (for (benefit))
  • ради (for the sake of)
  • до (as far as)
  • накануне (on the eve of)

How to Decline

Singular

1. а / я :

   • Masc nouns ending in consonant: add а
   • Neuter ending in о: replace with а
   • Masc nouns ending in й or ь , and neuter ending in е: replace with я

2. ы / и :

   • Nouns ending in а -- regardless of gender -- replace with ы
   • Nouns ending in я -- regardless of gender -- and fem nouns ending in ь , replace with и

3. ени : The ten neuter nouns ending in  мя , replace  я  with  ени :

   1. время  (time):  врем ени

   2. имя  (name):  им ени

   3. бремя  (burden):  брем ени

   4. семя  (seed):  сем ени

   5. темя  (crown of the head):  тем ени

   6. пламя  (flame):  плам ени

   7. стремя  (stirrup):  стрем ени

   8. знамя  (flag):  знам ени

   9. племя  (tribe):  плем ени

   10. вымя  (udder):  вым ени