Text · Russian name declension · prepositionalA Russian name in the prepositional — about whom

The «about whom» form — for references, certificates and memos. Enter the name in the nominative; the other cases are right there.

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Prepositional

the question: about whom?
The name in the nominative
Gender
Detected automatically: female.
Examples
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Prepositional · about whom?
Ивановой Марии Петровне

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When the prepositional is needed

The prepositional is used in references and certificates: «a reference about whom», «a certificate about whom», «information about whom», «with regard to whom». It always comes with a preposition — «о», «об», «при».

Male namemale
Иванов Иван Иванович
Иванове Иване Ивановиче
Female namefemale
Иванова Мария Петровна
Ивановой Марии Петровне
With a job titledocuments
главный бухгалтер Иванова Мария Петровна
главном бухгалтере Ивановой Марии Петровне
Double surnametwo halves
Петрова-Водкина Ирина Фёдоровна
Петровой-Водкиной Ирине Фёдоровне
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Common mistakes

what is most often confused in this case
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о Иванове

Before a vowel the preposition is «об»: «об Иванове Иване Ивановиче».

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о Марии Друзе

The female surname Друзь does not decline: «о Марии Друзь».

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о Петре

The name Пётр changes its stem: «о Петре», but «Петром» — check both forms.

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Nearby pages

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

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