How to say things like:
Я вижу... дитя, лицо (в значении "человек"), животное, насекомое, млекопитающее, существо ("живой организм"), чудище, чудовище, страшилище...
Do they stay the same or do we need to change them?
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Я вижу... дитя, лицо (в значении "человек"), животное, насекомое, млекопитающее, существо ("живой организм"), чудище, чудовище, страшилище...
Do they stay the same or do we need to change them?
As you might know, the Accusative of masculine (second declension) nouns depends on animacy: it is the same as Genitive for animate nouns and Nominative for inanimate:
Neuter nouns follow the same rule in the plural:
However, in the singular, Accusative always equals Nominative for neuter nouns, regardless of animacy:
When in doubt, double-check yourself using this online declension tool: