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Basic Accusative and Locative (Singular Only)

Let's start with a simplified look at two more cases in the singular. The Accusative case often marks the direct object (кого or что receives the action). The Locative case (also called Prepositional) is used for location after prepositions like на (on) or въ (in). For now, let's just see how simple singular nouns change (adjectives also change but let's keep it very basic here).

• Accusative (Singular):

  • Masculine Inanimate & Neuter: Look like the Nominative. (e.g., Ви́ждꙋ до́мъ - I see a house, Ви́ждꙋ село̀ - I see a village)
  • Masculine Animate: Look like the Genitive (-а). (e.g., Ви́ждꙋ о҆тца̀ - I see a father)
  • Feminine: hard -ꙋ́, soft -ю̀. (e.g., Ви́ждꙋ женꙋ̀ - I see a woman, Ви́ждꙋ зе́млю - I see land)

• Locative (Prepositional) with 'на/въ' (Singular):

  • Masculine/Neuter: hard -ѣ́, soft -и or -и. (e.g., на столѣ̀ - on a table, въ селѣ̀ - in a village, на по́ли - in a field)
  • Feminine: hard -ѣ́, soft -и. (e.g., на рѣцѣ̀ - on a river, въ землѝ - in the earth)

• Examples: Чита́ѭ кни́гꙋ (I am reading a book). Сѣди́мъ на столѣ̀ (We are sitting on a table).