The Genitive Case and its uses

Endings

Masculine:
add -a OR replace last letter with -Я

Neuter:
add -a OR replace last letter with -Я

Feminine:
replace last letter with -Ы OR -И

Uses:

1. To signify possession or wherever the English requires 'of' or an apostrophe
2. Indicating absence (used with Нем)
3. Used with number 2,3,4 ad any compounds of these numbers other than 12,13,14
4. Used with the following prepositions

без            -without

до              - around

вокруг      -up to

из              - from

около       - near
от             - from
после         -after
с                - from
нет             -not
напротив   - opposite
далеко       -far
недалеко    - not far
близко        -close/ nearby