Inst. Case - Твори́тельный Паде́ж - Sg formation and С(о)

Твори́тельный Паде́ж - known as the instrumental case in English. There is always a reason for these names, hopefully it will become clear why this case is called "instrumental". In Russian I believe the root of the word is somehow related to 'labor' or 'work', but I'm not entirely sure.

EDIT: "твори́ть" - to create

"творе́ние" - creation

"тво́рчество" - a work of a creative person (artist, writer etc.)

This is, finally, the last case! Then we've got the basic framework/foundation of the language down, and should soon be able to understand most things quite well(with the appropriate vocabulary).

So, let's see how nouns decline in this case:

1. Masculine

• /|- ь|- й :---:|:---:|:---:
• ом|- ем|- ем

3. Feminine

-а	-я	-ь	-ия
-ой	-ей	-ю	-ией

3. Neutral

• о|- е :---:|:---:
• ом|- ем

So, let's take one instance where this is used:

The preposition С(о)

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This means 'with'. It is technically 'with' in the sense of "I cut the bread with the knife" --> Instrumental, get it? but it is also used in the sense of "soup with fish", "tea with lemon", "Ivan came with some friends"

• Чай с лимо́ном. - Tea with lemon

• С Мари́ей - with maria

• С сестро́й - with the sister

• Пирожки́ с мя́сом - Pirozhki with meat.

Note that the (o) is there for words that start with two consonants: Со Свет́ланой