A Reference Guide to Cases in the Ukrainian Language/Locative case

The locative case is used to denote where something or someone is in Ukrainian. Nouns Singular nouns +ChangesExamplesMost wordsAdd -і to the ending of the nominative form. Any ь or vowel should be dropped from the end of the wordуніверситет -> університетіAll nouns ending in -ка, and some nouns ending in -кReplace the ending with -цізупинка -> зупинціурок -> уроціAll nouns ending in -га, and some nouns ending in -г or -гоReplace the ending with -зікнига -> книзіAll nouns ending in -ха, and some nouns ending in -х or -хоReplace the ending with -сікапелюх -> капелюсіMasculine nouns that end in -йChange the ending to -ї музей -> музеїFeminine nouns that end in -їя or -еяChange the final -я to -їлекція -> лекціїMasculine nouns that end in -окChange the ending to -кубудинок -> будинкуMost Masculine nouns that end in -кAdd -у to the endпарк -> паркуSome neuter nouns that are clearly foreign borrowingsDo not changeтаксі -> таксіінтервʼю —> інтервʼю Plural nouns +ChangesExamplesMasculine nouns that end in a hard constantAdd -ах to the end of the wordгори (гір) -> горахMasculine nouns that end in -й or -ь Replace the ending with -яхFeminine nouns that end in -аReplace the ending with -ахFeminine nouns that end in -яReplace the ending with -ях лекції (лекція) -> лекціях Exceptions +Word in NominativeWord in Vocativeсадсадурікроціурокурокуаеропортаеропорту