Genitive Case

Question 1

сын (Genitive)

Answer 1

сына

Question 2

старшая сестра (Genitive)

Answer 2

старшей сестры

Question 3

компния (Genitive)

Answer 3

компании

Question 4

мой дедушка (Genitive)

Answer 4

моего дедуки

Question 5

дочь (Genitive)

Answer 5

дочери

Question 6

время (Genitive)

Answer 6

времени

Question 7

имя (Genitive)

Answer 7

имени

Question 8

мать (Genitive)

Answer 8

матери

Question 9

laws of the blue sky

Answer 9

законы синего неба

**Pay attention to the soft ending genitive form.

Question 10

Genitive answers…

Answer 10

Кого? Чего?

Question 11

нож (Genitive Plural)

Answer 11

ножей

**Pay attention to -ей ending, which is true of words ending in ж, ш, ч, щ, ь, е.

Question 12

санаторий (Genitive Plural)

Answer 12

санаториев

**Pay attention to -ев ending, which is true of words ending in й.

Question 13

Genitive Plural: окно ?

Answer 13

окон

Question 14

one eye
two eyes
three eyes
five eyes
ten eyes

Answer 14

один глаз
два глаза***
три глаза***
четыре глаза***
пять глаз
шесть глаз
семь глаз
восемь глаз
девять глаз
десять глаз

Question 15

several people

Answer 15

несколько человек

Question 16

lots of money

Answer 16

много денег

Question 17

Plural Genitive: сын ?

Answer 17

синовей

Question 18

Plural Genitive: уха?

Answer 18

ушей

Question 19

Plural Genitive: имя ?

Answer 19

имён

Question 20

12 months

Answer 20

12 месяцев

Question 21

2 months

Answer 21

Два месяца

Question 22

3 seconds

Answer 22

3 секунды

Question 23

60 seconds

Answer 23

60 секунд

Question 24

3 days

Answer 24

3 дня

Question 25

5 days

Answer 25

5 дней

Question 26

lots of dumplings

Answer 26

много пельменей

Question 27

many roses

Answer 27

много роз

Question 28

basket of oranges

Answer 28

корзина апельсинов

Question 29

box of sweets

Answer 29

коробка конфет

Question 30

a pack of cigarettes

Answer 30

пачка сигарет

Question 31

pictures of many famous movie actresses

Answer 31

фотографии многих известных киноактрис

Question 32

national traditions of peoples of Siberia

Answer 32

национальные традиции народов Сибири

Question 33

I have no lips.

Answer 33

У меня нет губ.

Question 34

I have no mustache.

Answer 34

У меня нет усов.

Question 35

It has no eyes.

Answer 35

У него нет глаз.

Question 36

It has no ears.

Answer 36

У него нет ушей.

Question 37

Snakes have no hands.

Answer 37

У змей нет рук.

Question 38

Preposition: У

Answer 38

• У + (GENITIVE), often after the verbs быть, находиться, отдыхать, жить, etc.

Denote where something is happening.

Never used with verbs of motion.

** Can also be used with брать\взять when you want to say you’ve taken something from someone.

Question 39

• At whose place were you yesterday?

- We were at our friend’s.

Answer 39

• У кого вы были вчера?

- Мы были у нашего друга.

Question 40

• Where did you get this dictionary from?

- From my dad.

Answer 40

• У кого вы взяли этот словарь?

- У моего отца.

Question 41

Preposition: От

Answer 41

от (+GENITIVE)

• From / From someone’s place

** To receive/learn something from someone

Question 42

I came back from the doctors.

Answer 42

Я пришёл от врача.

Question 43

I was at the doctor’s.

Answer 43

Я был у врача.

Question 44

• Where did she get that letter from?

- From her father.

Answer 44

• От кого она получила письмо?

- От отца.

Question 45

• Where did you get that news from?

- From my boss.

Answer 45

• От кого вы узнали эту новость?

- От своего шефа.

Question 46

a letter from Montreal

Answer 46

письмо из Монреаля

Question 47

letter from a brother

Answer 47

письмо от брата

Question 48

Preposition: Без / Кроме

Answer 48

Без (+GENITIVE) / Кроме (+GENITIVE)

• Без is “without.”
• Кроме is “apart from,” “except for,” and “as well as”

Question 49

I prefer coffee without milk and without sugar.

Answer 49

Я предпочитаю кофе без молока и без сахара.

Question 50

All my friends were at my birthday party, except Ivan.

Answer 50

У меня на дне рождения были все друзя, кроме Ивана.

Question 51

As well as me, there were five people there.

Answer 51

Кроме меня, там было ещё пять человек.

Question 52

I bought everything I needed, except for meat and ham.

Answer 52

Я купил всё, что нужно, кроме мяса и ветчины.

Question 53

Preposition: для

Answer 53

• “for” = для (+GENITIVE)

Question 54

for their own colleague from Rome

Answer 54

для своей коллеги из Рима

Question 55

This is a vase for flowers.

Answer 55

Это ваза для цветов.

Question 56

Prepositions of Place: у, около, напротив, вокруг, недалеко от, от … до

Answer 56

• у (+GENITIVE) = (near to, by, in front of)
• • около (+GENITIVE) = (near to)
• ** напротив (+GENITIVE) = (opposite)
• *** вокруг (+GENITIVE) = (around)
• ** недалеко от (+GENITIVE) = (not far from)
• ***** от … до (+GENITIVE) = (from … to)

Question 57

Let’s meet by Pushkinskaya metro.

Answer 57

Встретимся у метро Пушкинская.

Question 58

The nearest pharmacy is near the bank.

Answer 58

Ближайшая аптека находится около банка.

Question 59

Opposite my house they are building a new market.

Answer 59

Напротив моего дома строят новый рынок.

Question 60

It is forbidden to build dachas around the lake.

Answer 60

Вокруг озера нельзя строит дачи.

Question 61

Lena lives not far from her parents.

Answer 61

Лена живёт недалеко от своих родителей.

Question 62

From my house to work I travel one hour.

Answer 62

От дома до работы я еду один час.