Ukrainian Cases #3. Genitive (Родовий відмінок)

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For plural nous:
Feminine:
1. If a noun ends in -и or -i we simply remove the ending. For instance:
Актриси (actresses) - актрис
Тварини (animals) - тварин
Сили (powers) - сили
Тещі (mothers-in-law) - тещ
Дині (melons) - динь
Столиці (capitals) - столиць
In the last two instances the singular noun has a soft stem, therefore we keep the ь (диня, столиця)
1.а. For the feminine sing nouns that have stems ending in 2 or more consonants we need to add an extra vowel (just that it sounds better)
Female journalist - журналіСТКа - журналістОк
Bookstore - книгаРНя - книгарЕнь
Female artist - артиСТКа - артистОк
Female singer - співаЧКа - співачОк
Masculine plural:
1. For masculine plurals that end in - и, -і we again remove the ending and add -ів:
Батьки - батьків (parents)
Сини - синів (sons)
Олівці - олівців (pencils)
Лікарі - лікарів (doctors)
2. If a noun ends in -ї, we add -їв:
Водії - водіїв (drivers)
буревії - буревіїв (hurricans)
Neuter Plurals:
1. Generally have zero ending:
Міста (towns) - міст
Імена (names) - імен
Прізвища (surnames) - прізвищ
2. If the ending is - я, we'll have to keep -ь in the end:
місця (places) - місць
сонця (suns) - сонць
However, some Neuter Plural nouns with zero endings require some extra vowels, if their stems end in 2 or more consonants:
вікна (windows) - вікон
стегна (thighs) - стегон
3. The genitive plural has a zero ending. In some types of noun, however, the -ів ending is used
Життя (lives) - життів
моря (seas)- морів

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Fantasic video! I'll have to rewatch it several times to memorise the endings. Дуже дякую!

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Дякую що дивитесь (thank you for watching!) 🤗😊

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Дуже дякую. It's good the way you have used кого і чоно to guide the use of the genitive case. (I have just started learning Ukrainian after meeting wonderful girl.)

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Дякую що подивилися!

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Thank you so much - this is much more clearer to me now :)

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[@william44011]

You said at the end that in some negative sentences an object can take a normative case while still being an object. Is there a law regarding this or is it based on context?

[@1brianescobar]

Ви найкраща! Дуже дякую за допомогою! Є родовий відмінок множини? Or any of the other cases in plural? I only see the singular for this and the other cases.

[@LetsLearnUkrainian]

Дякую!!! Yes, there definitely is Genitive Case (and other cases) for plurals but at first I thought that I won't include those into my videos in order not to overload them with the information but then I realized it was a mistake and in the rest of the videos you can find Plurals as well. And from now on you can find the rules on Plurals in this video description.

[@1brianescobar]

Ого-гооо! Так так дякуююю!

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1brianescobar you're very welcome!

[@Davidhhoward]

Питання? without sugar, без цукру, Is sugar abstract? цукор → цукру

[@ezellvuosto3685]

What about feminine words ending in -и? Such as мати?

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This is so nice to read! Thank you for watching!

[@lrmernorskmedmarieaalen7558]

Thank you for the explanation of the masculine -у and - ю! But how to explain чай - чаю, and цукор - цукру?

[@SuperMatio1]

Дуже дякую!
Я Поляк і я хочу вчитися Української мови!

[@LetsLearnUkrainian]

Life is wonderful :) Нема за що! Дякую, що дивитеся. Я також колись намагалася вивчити польську мову, але чомусь перестала

[@SuperMatio1]

Lolozzz1990 Język polski i język ukraiński są dość podobne!
Myślę, że jeśli spróbujesz poczytać jakieś krótkie teksty i oglądać krótkie filmiki i oczywiście słuchać polskiej muzyki (polecam m.in. Piotra Rubika, Kasię Popowską, Marka Grechutę, Michała Bajora), to język polski stanie Ci się bliższy 😊
Ja bardzo lubię ukraińską muzykę 😀

[@LetsLearnUkrainian]

Life is wonderful :) так, мови і справді дуже схожі, я добре розумію, коли чую польську і можу читати. Лише розмовляти поки що не вмію. Дякую за рекомендації. Dziekuje bardzo 🖒 А що саме з української музики слухаєте??

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Lolozzz1990
Lubię Катуа Сніллу, Христина Соловій i Океан Ельзи 😊
Moja ulubiona piosenka to Тримай 😊
A czy Ty masz jakiegoś ulubionego polskiego muzyka?

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Life is wonderful :) також люблю цю пісню!

[@barbara6204]

Help...

[@escuadronminiunstv219]

I have one question the ukranian adjetives don't have cases as in russian, for ex: я вижу мою любимую книгу???

[@AWomanWhoReads]

They have! Check my latest video, it's about adjective cases

[@fitnessrafet8766]

I can have your Facebook or something else for help