Noun Declension - Introduction

Noun declension is a process of changing the form of a noun to match the case (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental, locative and vocative) and number (singular or plural) that is needed in a sentence. Different cases are used to express different relationships between the noun and other words in the sentence. You can learn about usage of each case in the following articles:

In order to decline a noun you must know its gender and endings for each case that are used by this gender. Sometimes there are multiple endings to choose from. In such a case you should learn the rules for the usage of each ending. You can find all the endings and their rules here:

There are also some basic concepts and rules that you should learn before you start declining nouns:

Alternatively you can jump straight to the case that you are interested in:

• Nominative Case
• Genitive Case
• Dative Case
• Accusative Case
• Instrumental Case
• Locative Case
• Vocative Case