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In this sentence why is другие conjugated with an x? Мы хотим спросить других. In another sentence the accused object takes the accusative case: я хочу спросить его
The accusative endings for plurals never seem to have a declesion with an .....
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Cengiz, it is regular plural adjectival accusative:)
NOM: большие
GEN: больших
DAT: большим
ACC: (animated, as in GEN) больших (unanimated, like NOM) большие
INSTR: большими
PREP (aka Locative): больших
This animate/unanimate thing is present throughout all plural and most of singular declensions. Animated is like GEN, unanimated is like NOM.
Exceptions are:
-a/-я singular (it has -у/-ю in ACC):
Я вижу большую берёзу. (fem)
Я вижу большого зануду. (masc)
feminine with consonant ending, singular (always like NOM):
Я вижу большую лошадь
NOM: большие
GEN: больших
DAT: большим
ACC: (animated, as in GEN) больших (unanimated, like NOM) большие
INSTR: большими
PREP (aka Locative): больших
This animate/unanimate thing is present throughout all plural and most of singular declensions. Animated is like GEN, unanimated is like NOM.
Exceptions are:
-a/-я singular (it has -у/-ю in ACC):
Я вижу большую берёзу. (fem)
Я вижу большого зануду. (masc)
feminine with consonant ending, singular (always like NOM):
Я вижу большую лошадь
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Мы хотим спросить его/другого (singular)
Мы хотим спросить их/других (plural)
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