Polish grammar

Case endings in feminines in -a:

singular
nominative-a
genitive-y, -i after k, g, l, j , i
dative-e with consonant change, -i after l, j, i
accusative
instrumental
locativeas in dative
vocative-o
plural
nominative-e, -y, -i after k, g, l, j, i
genitivewithout ending
dative-om
accusativelike nominative
instrumental-ami
locative -ach
vocativelike nominative

In case of feminines in -i: in singular, only the accusative and instrumental are different from nominative. The accusative has the ending -ą in the noun pani (panią), -ę in other nouns (bogini - boginię). The instrumental has the ending -ą (panią, boginią). Nominative plural is in -e (panie, boginie), genetive plural without ending (pań, bogiń). Rest of plural is regular, with endings -om, -ami, -ach.
In case of feminines in a consonant : the ending of genetive is -y after c, dz, sz, ż, rz, -i in other cases (powieści, pomocy, nocy). Dative, locative, vocative are identical with genitive, instrumental has the ending -ą. In nominative plural the ending is -i or -e (powieści, pomoce, noce), genitive plural is identical with genitive singular.

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