| Nom sg | Acc sg | ||
| 1st declension | Masc | (cons) | * |
| -ь | |||
| -й | |||
| -ий | |||
| Neut | -о | same as nominative | |
| -е | |||
| -ие | |||
| 2nd decl | Fem Masc |
-а | +у |
| -я | +ю | ||
| -ия | +ию | ||
| 3rd decl | Fem | -ь | same as nominative |
* For masculine nouns the accusative singular sometimes copies the nominative and sometimes copies the genitive. If the noun is inanimate, then the accusative singular copies the nominative singular. If the noun is animate (people, animals), the accusative singular copies the genitive singular. Thus the accusative singular of журнал “magazine” is журнал, whereas the accusative singular of студент “male college student” is студента.