я — alternative letter-case form of я (ja).
я is the #8 most common word in Russian, a pronoun. It means “alternative letter-case form of я (ja).” and is pronounced [ja].
#8frequency rank
3.61%of everyday Russian text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of я
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| я | I · nominative | |
| ты | you · nominative | you |
| он | he/she · nominative sg. · masc. | he |
| мы | I · nominative | |
| вы | you · nominative | you |
| её | he/she · genitive sg. · femi. | her |
| нас | I · genitive | |
| вас | you · genitive | your |
| их | he/she · genitive | |
| них | he/she · genitive | |
| мне | I · dative | |
| ей | he/she · dative sg. · femi. | to her |
| ней | he/she · dative sg. · femi. | to her |
| нам | I · dative | |
| вам | you · dative | to you |
| им | he/she · dative | |
| ним | he/she · dative | |
| её | he/she · accusative sg. · femi. | her |
| неё | he/she · accusative sg. · femi. | her |
| нас | I · accusative | |
| вас | you · accusative | you |
| их | he/she · accusative | |
| них | he/she · accusative | |
| мной | I · instrumental | |
| им | he/she · instrumental sg. · neut. | with it |
| ним | he/she · instrumental sg. · neut. | with it |
| ей | he/she · instrumental sg. · femi. | with her |
| ней | he/she · instrumental sg. · femi. | with her |
| мне | I · prepositional | |
| нём | he/she · prepositional sg. · neut. | about it |
| ней | he/she · prepositional sg. · femi. | about her |
| нас | I · prepositional | |
| вас | you · prepositional | about you |
| них | he/she · prepositional | |
| онъ | he/she · nominative sg. · masc. | he |
| насъ | I · genitive | |
| васъ | you · genitive | your |
| ихъ | they · genitive pl. | their |
| ихъ | they · genitive pl. · femi. | their |
| нихъ | they · genitive pl. | their |
| нихъ | they · genitive pl. · femi. | their |
| намъ | I · dative | |
| вамъ | you · dative | to you |
| имъ | they · dative pl. | to them |
| имъ | they · dative pl. · femi. | to them |
| нимъ | they · dative pl. | to them |
| нимъ | they · dative pl. · femi. | to them |
| насъ | I · accusative |