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Adjectives are an integral part of sentences, they describe the noun (quality, color, type etc) and answer the question What kind? Genders of Russian adjectives Russian adjectives, like Russian nouns, can be of three genders – masculine, feminine or neuter, depending on the gender of the noun. They can have singular and plural form. The […]
Russian prepositions (предлоги) are usually studied in connection with Russian cases. Prepositions stand in front of a noun connecting words in phrases and adding nuances in meaning. Prepositions express location, position, direction, duration or purpose. Their function is very similar to prepositions in the English language. Russian prepositions and their connection to cases in Russian […]
What is a pronoun? A pronoun is a part of speech that indicates an object, features or quantities, but does not name them. Pronouns answer the questions Кто? (Who?), Что? (What?), Какой? (Which one?), Сколько? (How many?), Чей? (Whose?) etc Types of Russian Pronouns According to their meaning and grammatical features, Russian pronouns are divided into several categories: Let’s look at […]
How to learn Russian? If you ask yourself how to learn Russian or any other language, you’ve come to the right spot! This blog post will help you develop your Russian language learning strategy! In fact, no matter whether you want to speak a foreign language in three months or learn juggling over the weekend, […]
When to use Russian preposition “V” and when to use “NA”? Russian prepositions v and na (“в” and “на”) are challenging for many foreigners studying Russian. The main difficulty in using prepositions “в” and “на” lies in a large number of exceptions. Please also note that specific applications often evolved historically, therefore it is impossible […]
What are the main differences between Russian and English languages? Learning Russian may seem like a daunting task. But is Russian so difficult? Not really! It’s just different, it requires a switch in your mindset. Some areas are even easier than English. However, an unfamiliarity with Russian culture makes many foreigners believe that Russian is […]
Russian Numbers – Cardinal Numbers Cardinal numbers answer the question how much? / сколько? Russian cardinal numbers from 1 to 10 1️⃣=один 2️⃣=два 3️⃣=три 4️⃣=четыре 5️⃣=пять 6️⃣=шесть 7️⃣=семь 8️⃣=восемь 9️⃣=девять 🔟=десять Listen to the pronunciation! Russian cardinal numbers from 11 to 19 are formed by adding the root of the initial number + Old Slavic version […]
Two Forms of Future Tense in Russian Russian future tense can have two forms: simple (via adding personal endings to verbs of perfective aspect), and compound (via using the verb “to be” in the future tense + the infinitive). Russian Future Tense With Perfective Verbs (or Simple Future) Simple Future Tense in Russian is formed by the […]
How to conjugate Russian nouns by cases Many learners of the Russian language struggle with Russian nouns conjugations, that is, Russian cases. Suddenly, the same word you used to know or just learned from a dictionary changes its ending and looks totally different in the text? And then how are you supposed to know which […]
Russian Verbs of Motion ходить / идти / пойти / прийти Did you ever wonder what is the difference between such Russian verbs as ходить / идти / пойти / прийти ? Well, first of all, all these verbs describe movement, therefore, they are called Russian Verbs of Motion (глаголы движения). However, in Russian, there are tenses, […]