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    case question

    why isn't общественно in the genitive?

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    It's a standart expression and "общественно" never changes here:
    общественно полезного труда
    общественно полезному труду
    общественно полезном труде
    etc.

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    Re: case question

    Quote Originally Posted by sperk
    why isn't общественно in the genitive?
    Maybe because it is a participle? The ending -(н)о is kinda English -ly.
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    Re: case question

    It's an adverb. They don't decline.
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    Yeah... adverb. I could not remember this word but I thought about it.
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