Grammar Phrases Flashcards
with help
с помошью (instrumental)
with help of Jehovah
с помошью Иеговы (ж)
with help of Jesus
с помошью Иисуса (м)
with help of holy spirit
с помошью светой духа (м)
with help of the kingdom
с помошью Царства (с)
thanks to
благодаря (dative)
thanks to Jehovah
благодаря Иегове (ж)
thanks to Jesus
благодаря Иисусу (м)
thanks to the congregation
благодаря собранию (ж)
thanks to an elder
благодаря старейшине (м)
thanks to the elders
благодаря старейшинам (м)
for..
за (accusative)
for Jehovah
за Иегову (ж)
for Jesus
за Иисуса (м) (animate accusative masculine same as genitive masculine)
for the Bible
за Библию (ж)
I like…
мне нравится (dative) (to me it is pleasing)
to/towards…
К (dative)
Which part of the sentence takes the Dative case?
Indirect Object. After prepositions к and по.
After certain verbs of communication or giving (i.e. помагать/помочь, говорить/сказать, давать/дать, приносить/принести, разрешать/разрешить.) or in conjunction with нравится, нужно, надо.
When do you use the Genitive case?
when indicating possession. With quantity words like много or несколько. After prepositions без, для, до, из(from, out of) около, кроме, против, после, от(from people) у. When using нет to say there is none of. After a few verbs like боюсь and достигать,
Which part of the sentence takes the Accusative case?
The direct object. In time expressions of duration/frequency. With в and на to express motion to somewhere. After через and за.
When do you use the Instrumental case?
by indicating “by what means or with what”.
With parts of day, or seasons of the year.
After prepositions за, над, под, между, перед or most commonly С.
When do you use the Prepositional case?
After the prepositions - в, на or о
When do you leave words in the Nominative case?
When it is the subject of the sentence. After the present tense - that implies “to be”. After the past tense “to be” when describing a defining characteristic.