Text · Russian name declension · instrumentalA Russian name in the instrumental — signed by whom

The «by whom» form — for lines like «signed by», «in the person of, acting», «approved by». Enter the name in the nominative.

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Instrumental

the question: by whom?
The name in the nominative
Gender
Detected automatically: female.
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Resultinstrumental
Instrumental · by whom?
Ивановой Марией Петровной

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When the instrumental is needed

The instrumental is needed in lines about the performer and the signatory: «signed by whom», «drawn up by whom», «approved by whom», «a contract concluded with whom». The same form appears in «under the signature of».

Male namemale
Иванов Иван Иванович
Ивановым Иваном Ивановичем
Female namefemale
Иванова Мария Петровна
Ивановой Марией Петровной
With a job titledocuments
главный бухгалтер Иванова Мария Петровна
главным бухгалтером Ивановой Марией Петровной
Double surnametwo halves
Петрова-Водкина Ирина Фёдоровна
Петровой-Водкиной Ириной Фёдоровной
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Common mistakes

what is most often confused in this case
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подписано Ивановым Иван Иванович

All three parts decline: «Ивановым Иваном Ивановичем».

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с Мартой Гольденбергом

A female consonant surname does not decline: «с Мартой Гольденберг».

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составлено Любовю

The name Любовь declines in its own way: «Любовью», without dropping the «о».

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Nearby pages

GenitiveQuestion: whose? of whom?DativeQuestion: to whom?AccusativeQuestion: whom?PrepositionalQuestion: about whom?Female surnamesQuestion: does it decline or not?

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