The Russian language has its own peculiarities of declension of surnames and personal names, which are so difficult for foreigners studying our language. However, sometimes these questions cause difficulties even for those for whom Russian is their native language. One of such questions - how to inflect the surnames of Nadiy in Russian, we will now consider.
Instructions
Step 1
According to the rules, female and male surnames with the ending -diy are inclined differently. Female surnames are not declined, but male surnames ending in –th in the nominative case are inclined in the same way as nouns with a second declension of the masculine gender. By ear, they are often perceived as foreign.
Step 2
Female surnames with this ending are not inflected in either the singular or the plural. For example: Svetlana Kondiy, Svetlana Kondiy, Svetlana Kondiy, Svetlana Kondiy, Svetlana Kondiy, about Svetlana Kondiy. Likewise, in the plural: the sisters of Condius, the sisters of Condius, the sisters of Condius, the sisters of Condius, the sisters of Condius, about the sisters of Condius.
Step 3
Male surnames in –diy are inclined both in the singular and in the plural. In the singular: Eugene Kondiy, Eugenia Kondia, Eugene Kondiyu, Eugene Kondia, Eugene Kondiy, about Eugene Kondia. In the plural: the Kondia brothers, the Kondiy brothers, the Kondiy brothers, the Kondiy brothers, the Kondiy brothers, about the Kondiy brothers.
Step 4
Accordingly, in order to correctly write such a surname, we must have information about the gender of this person. The lack of such information can put the writer in a difficult position. Accordingly, the form in which the surname with the ending in –diy is indicated carries information about the sex.
Step 5
There is one more, rather syntactic nuance. When mentioning male and female with the surname in -diy, she also does not bow. For example: Victor and Elena Kandiy, Victor and Elena Kandiy, Victor and Elena Kondiy, Victor and Elena Kondiy, Victor and Elena Kondiy, about Victor and Elena Kondiy.
