Writing surnames in Ukrainian and their declension is a voluminous topic that is not given much attention in schools. And in vain. Mistakes in business correspondence and documentation can lead to serious consequences. But even if you make them in a personal conversation, it is no less unpleasant. For example, do you know how to write “Путиным” or “Путином” in Ukrainian?
ContentHow to write the surname “Putin” in the dative case in Ukrainian: “Путиным” or “Путином”?How is the surname Putin conjugated in UkrainianExamples of the use of the word “Путиным” in Ukrainian
This surname is considered one of the most popular in Google queries and is often mentioned in social networks/news, so WomanEL decided to share the rules for its conjugation.
How to write the surname “Putin” in the accusative case in Ukrainian: “Путиным” or “Putin”?
- Brief summary: in the Ukrainian language there are seven cases, and the accusative case answers the questions “by whom” and “by what”. Nouns in the accusative case can be used with different prepositions: with, under, between.
First, let's think about whether it is necessary to conjugate “Putin” at all? After all, there are indeclinable surnames in the Ukrainian language. But this is not our case. Male surnames that end in a consonant sound (including -in) are conjugated.
The Slavic surname Putin was formed using the possessive suffix -in. According to the rules of the Ukrainian language, it is declined in the same way as a noun of the second declension of the hard group. But as for the instrumental case, the surname Putin has the adjective ending – им.
That is:
- Correct: Путиным.
- Incorrect: Путином.
How is the surname Putin conjugated in Ukrainian
We already said above that in the accusative case, Putin is spelled “Путиным”, not “Путин”. But what about other cases? Here are all the case forms of this surname:
Examples of the use of the word “Putin” in the Ukrainian language
- This decision was made personally Vladimir Putin.
- Volodymyr Zelensky recently voiced a condition for peaceful negotiations with Putin.
- He and Putin have long had tense relations.
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