Case 2 · Кого? Чего?
Родительный
Genitive(Roditel'nyy)
Ownership, absence, quantity, and “of X.” Extremely common after negation and numbers.
How it works
Ownership, absence, quantity, and “of X.” Extremely common after negation and numbers.
Then open Chart, Nouns, Adjectives, Exceptions, and Examples in that order.
When to use it
- Possession: книга Анны — Anna’s book
- After нет / не было / не будет (absence)
- After quantity words: много, мало, несколько, сколько
- After numbers 2–4 (genitive singular) and 5+ (genitive plural)
- With many prepositions: у, без, для, из, от, до, около, после…
Common prepositions
убездляизотдооколопослес (from)вокруг
Pro tip
See нет, много, у, без, для, or a number? Start by testing genitive — then check 1 vs 2–4 vs 5+ / 11–14.