Russian cases
To describe what a person is wearing, the prepositional or accusative case is used?
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Hi. When I describe what a person is wearing, the prepositional or accusative case is used. It is very confusing....
What cases "Падежи" we use after the preposition "за"
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What cases "Падежи" we use after the preposition "за" ...
What cases "Падежи" we use after the preposition "по"
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What cases "Падежи" we use after the preposition "по"...
Russian verbs with cases: best resources
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Hi! I don't know any online recources where you can find this information. There is a good book where you can find these tables: Редькина М.А.,"Русский язык в грамматических таблицках"....
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How to understand Russian cases effectively and what is the best books for Russian Cases and best resources and websites?...
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How to study Russian verbs effectively? How can I know what case come after every verb?...
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How can I know what case comes after the preposition "за", like за чем, за что, за чего?...
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I took the Russian cases 15-question test and the 2nd question there was: Which are the exceptions used with the ending у in the Prepositional case? Find the correct line....
Russian translation of "вместо батареек"
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In the story без паники! we have the phrase “вместо батареек”, “instead of batteries”. I looked up battery in my Russian Dictionary and got “батарейка”. My understanding...
Accusative ending of писатель and медведь
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The grammar tables in THE NEW PENGUIN RUSSIAN COURSE give just one example of a masculine noun ending in the soft sign - писатель, for which they give the accusative...
Instrumental and Genitive in "Она была озабочена отъездом матери"
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Hello everyone ; '' она была озабочена отъездом матери '' why ''отъездом'' here is in the instrumental form whereas ''матери'' in the genitive? Sometimes I come across two...
The verbs быть and стать with the Instrumental case
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In past or futur tense, after the verbs быть and стать can follow either nominativ or instrumental case. Is there any difference in meaning between those two forms?...
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Dear Russian learners! This test was designed especially for those of you who would like to brush up their knowledge of the Russian case system. Good luck! [mtouchquiz 9]...
Endings of the Prepositional case in Russian
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Dear Russian learners! Did you know that Prepositional case is quite tricky and it can have both the -у (-ю) ending and the -е ending, depending on its meaning? These are...
Genitive Сase with the Word "сколько"
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Did you know that the question word "сколько" can be used both with nouns in Genitive singular and Genitive plural? If the noun is uncountable, the Genitive singular is used...
Russian Nouns Ending in the Soft Sign
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Did you know that Russian nouns that end in the soft sign (ь) can be both feminine and masculine? You have in check it up in the dictionary. For example,...
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Did you know that, apart from ordinal and cardinal numbers, there are also collective numbers in the Russian language, such as: двое, твое, четверо, пятеро, шестеро, семеро. They are only used...
Instrumental Сase with Means of Transport
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Did you know you could use both Prepositional case with the preposition на (на поезде) and the Instrumental case (поездом) to speak about public transport? The Instrumental case sounds more...
Dative Case with Physical or Emotional States
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Did you know that we use the Dative case when we express emotions and physical states with adverbs? Мне хорошо. I am feeling well. Ему жарко. He is hot. Студентам грустно. Students are sad. ...
