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💡 Grammar Rule

Accusative Plural: Inanimate Nouns and Third-Person Pronouns

In Russian, for inanimate nouns (objects and things), the Accusative plural is identical to the Nominative plural. This rule of "Inanimate Accusative = Nominative" extends to adjectives, possessives, and the third-person pronouns when they refer to objects.

1. Adjectives and Possessives

Because these modifiers describe inanimate objects, they simply use their Nominative plural forms. They do not change gender in the plural.

  • Новые столы (novyye stoly) — New tables (Nom. / Acc.)
  • Мои книги (moi knigi) — My books (Nom. / Acc.)
  • Все окна (vse okna) — All windows (Nom. / Acc.)

2. Third-Person Pronouns (Them / It)

While first and second-person pronouns (me, you, us) are always animate, the third-person pronouns can refer to inanimate objects. For inanimate objects in the plural, the Accusative form is их (ikh).

Note: Unlike nouns and adjectives, the third-person personal pronoun их (them) does not match its Nominative form (они - oni). It has a fixed Accusative form.

  • Где книги? Я вижу их. (Gde knigi? Ya vizhu ikh.) — Where are the books? I see them.

3. Demonstratives

The demonstrative это (eto) remains invariable when used to identify objects in the plural:

  • Это столы. (Eto stoly.) — These are tables.
Key Rule: For inanimate plural objects, just use the Nominative plural for everything—except for the personal pronoun "them," which is их.
These are new tables.
Это новые столы.
Eto novyye stoly.
He sees new tables.
Он видит новые столы.
On vidit novyye stoly.
My books are here.
Мои книги здесь.
Moi knigi zdes'.
She reads my books.
Она читает мои книги.
Ona chitayet moi knigi.
All the windows are open.
Все окна открыты.
Vse okna otkryty.
They are cleaning all the windows.
Они моют все окна.
Oni moyut vse okna.
These are big cities.
Это большие города.
Eto bol'shiye goroda.
He loves big cities.
Он любит большие города.
On lyubit bol'shiye goroda.
Where are the keys?
Где ключи?
Gde klyuchi?
Ivan found them.
Иван нашёл их.
Ivan nashol ikh.
These are old maps.
Это старые карты.
Eto staryye karty.
Anna buys old maps.
Анна покупает старые карты.
Anna pokupayet staryye karty.
Your letters are there.
Твои письма там.
Tvoi pis'ma tam.
He reads your letters.
Он читает твои письма.
On chitayet tvoi pis'ma.
These documents are important.
Эти документы важны.
Eti dokumenty vazhny.
They are checking these documents.
Они проверяют эти документы.
Oni proveryayut eti dokumenty.
The pencils are long.
Карандаши длинные.
Karandashi dlinnyye.
The student takes the long pencils.
Студент берёт длинные карандаши.
Student beryot dlinnyye karandashi.
Where are the tickets?
Где билеты?
Gde bilety?
She sees them.
Она видит их.
Ona vidit ikh.
Our apples are red.
Наши яблоки красные.
Nashi yabloki krasnyye.
Maria buys red apples.
Мария покупает красные яблоки.
Mariya pokupayet krasnyye yabloki.
These are fast cars.
Это быстрые машины.
Eto bystryye mashiny.
He loves fast cars.
Он любит быстрые машины.
On lyubit bystryye mashiny.
Your things are ready.
Ваши вещи готовы.
Vashi veshchi gotovy.
They are bringing your things.
Они несут ваши вещи.
Oni nesut vashi veshchi.
These are tall houses.
Это высокие дома.
Eto vysokiye doma.
She draws tall houses.
Она рисует высокие дома.
Ona risuyet vysokiye doma.
The suitcases are heavy.
Чемоданы тяжёлые.
Chemodany tyazholyye.
He carries the heavy suitcases.
Он несёт тяжёлые чемоданы.
On nesyot tyazholyye chemodany.
These are beautiful flowers.
Это красивые цветы.
Eto krasivyye tsvety.
Anna loves beautiful flowers.
Анна любит красивые цветы.
Anna lyubit krasivyye tsvety.
The chairs are comfortable.
Стулья удобные.
Stul'ya udobnyye.
They buy comfortable chairs.
Они покупают удобные стулья.
Oni pokupayut udobnyye stul'ya.
Where are the glasses?
Где очки?
Gde ochki?
He sees them.
Он видит их.
On vidit ikh.
All the lessons are difficult.
Все уроки трудные.
Vse uroki trudnyye.
The student studies all the lessons.
Студент учит все уроки.
Student uchit vse uroki.
His pens are blue.
Его ручки синие.
Yego ruchki siniye.
Ivan uses blue pens.
Иван использует синие ручки.
Ivan ispol'zuyet siniye ruchki.
Her photos are small.
Её фотографии маленькие.
Yeyo fotografii malen'kiye.
They print small photos.
Они печатают маленькие фотографии.
Oni pechatayut malen'kiye fotografii.
These are new notebooks.
Это новые тетради.
Eto novyye tetradi.
He wants new notebooks.
Он хочет новые тетради.
On khochet novyye tetradi.
The trees are green.
Деревья зелёные.
Derev'ya zelyonyye.
The artist draws green trees.
Художник рисует зелёные деревья.
Khudozhnik risuyet zelyonyye derev'ya.
Their questions are interesting.
Их вопросы интересные.
Ikh voprosy interesnyye.
She hears interesting questions.
Она слышит интересные вопросы.
Ona slyshit interesnyye voprosy.
Where are the bags?
Где сумки?
Gde sumki?
They take them.
Они берут их.
Oni berut ikh.

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