Russian Grammer Flashcards

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Nominative is

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the object/ person that is doing something in the sentence. It’s the initial form of each noun, and dictionaries/apps show this form.

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Dative is

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showing that something is given or addressed to an object or person

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Genitive is

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this case shows that something or somebody belongs to something/somebody. It can be translated as ‘of’ in English.

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2
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instrumental is

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this case shows an object that is used as an instrument.

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2
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Accusative is

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the object of an action.

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prepositional is

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used when something is happening in a place, or goes about something. This case is always used with a preposition.

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Masculine noun endings

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(б, в, г, д, ж, з, й, к, л, м, н, п, р, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ) or й.

….everything but a, я, о, or е

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5
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Feminine noun endings

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а or я

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6
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Neuter Noun endings

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о or е

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7
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To conjugate means

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give the different forms of (a verb in an inflected language) as they vary according to voice, mood, tense, number, and person.

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8
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The verb in a sentence is always conjugated with what?

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a nominative noun.

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9
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When to use nominative case

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-for the main subject
-dictionary form
-when saying object/person is something

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a preposition is

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a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element

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10
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Adjectives reflect

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the case of the noun

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