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Both Planck and Nietzsche are foreign names. Why does one say

Я знаю Планка

но

Я знаю Ницше

?

Is there a criterion to know when does a borrowed name should be declined? Is the "-e" ending that YellowSky mentions enough?

Both Planck and Nietzsche are foreign names. Why does one say

Я знаю Планка

но

Я знаю Ницше

?

Both Planck and Nietzsche are foreign names. Why does one say

Я знаю Планка

но

Я знаю Ницше

?

Is there a criterion to know when does a borrowed name should be declined? Is the "-e" ending that YellowSky mentions enough?

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Why does one decline Planck and not Nietzsche?

Both Planck and Nietzsche are foreign names. Why does one say

Я знаю Планка

но

Я знаю Ницше

?