Russian Rules Flashcards
Learn basic rules of russian
What do masculine nouns end with..
What do feminine nouns end with
Lastly neuter nouns
Consonant or…… й
Я or А
О or Е
Voiced consonants and their unvoiced consonants
Б................ П В................ Ф Г................. К Д................ Т Ж................ Ш З................. С
What is the stem, name the verb type, and what do they mean
Знать
Говорйть
Ехать
Type 1… Зна……. to know
Type 2 … Говор……. to speak
1B… Ед…….. To go
Prepositional case
What do you add to a noun that ends with a consonant
The vowel е
Prepositional case
What do you add to nouns that end with й, а, or о
Change the vowel to е
Prepositional case
Nouns that end with Ь
If masculine change to -е
feminine change to -и
Prepositional case
Nouns that end with -я or -е
Change ending to -е
Unless the second to last letter is -и in which case the ending is -ии
Accusative case
Nouns ending with -а .
Nouns ending with -я
Change to - y
Change to -ю
Pronouns and there accusative counterparts
Я........ Меня Ты........ Тебя Он.......... Его[ye-vo] Она........ Её Оно......... Его[ye-vo] Мы......... Нас Вы........ Вас Они.......... Их
Accusative case nouns ending with -ь or -й
Don’t change unless they denote people or animals.
Accusative animate nouns
nouns that denote animals and people
ADD -a when it ends with aa consonant
REPLACE soft endings -ь or -й with я
what are the four most common times accusative conjugation and words are used.
1) when the nominative version cannot be used (“I know HIM(acc)” instead of “I know HE”)
2) expression of duration and frequency (ie. wait a minute = подождите минуту)
3) with “В”(into) and “На”(onto) to express motion somewhere
4) with the preposition “через”(through) and “за”(in return for)
Describe the differences between these two phrases
В Москву and В Москве
The first mean “to Moscow” while the other means “IN Moscow”
Give three reasons a prepositional phrase is used
1) when designating a place with the words в and На
2) to designate the person or object being talked or thought about. (preposition о)
3) to designate time
(translate) В Москву или В Москве
To Moscow & In Moscow