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"Skirt" in Russian
Russian word of the day | Apr 15, 2019 (see all)
Examples of "Skirt" in Russian
Declension of the word юбка
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative Nom. | ю́бка | ю́бки |
| Genitive Gen. | ю́бки | ю́бок |
| Dative Dat. | ю́бке | ю́бкам |
| Accusative Acc. | ю́бку | ю́бки |
| Instrumental Inst. | ю́бкой | ю́бками |
| Prepositional Prep. | ю́бке | ю́бках |
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Anita says:
Hello, should it be бы́ли instead of была́ in the first example? Thanks.
Learn Russian Words says:
Hi Anita,
I have a déjà vu about this question, I think we already discussed something like that…
Theoretically, you should use plural and it will be correct. However, I seem to always tend to use singular in such cases and I now have found a reference that explains why. Here is a similar question with explanation.
Since the explanation there is in Russian and might be difficult to understand, I translate the essense: in the reverse order (when a verb precedes a list of subjects), the singular form is usually used. However this is not mandatory. Sometimes the plural form is used which emphasizes the plurality of objects.
Anita says:
Haha, I also remember having asked a similar question before. But I remember another example for штаны́ (Jan 13, 2021): На нем бы́ли бе́лая футбо́лка и льняны́е штаны́. Since singular is used in one but plural is used in another, I asked the question. Thank you for the translation.