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What are reflexive verbs? Reflexive verbs in Russian (Возвратные глаголы в русском языке) are verbs that end in postfix –ся / –сь. This postfix is an archaic form of the reflexive pronoun себя / self in the accusative case. This prefix merged with the initial verb in the old Russian language, creating new meanings of the corresponding verbs. […]
Russian Past Tense Rules Russian Past Tense formation rules are among the simplest to remember in the Russian grammar. Using verbs in the Past Tense, you can describe events that happened in the past (no matter when it happened: 1 minute or 1 century ago). Hence the 1st rule: in Russian, everything that refers to […]
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, […]
Prefixes in Russian Verbs of Motion Prefixes in Russian verbs of motion serve to better explain the direction / nuances of the movement. Russian prefixes at a glance What is a prefix? A prefix (in Russian, приставка) is an affix, or a small part of a word, which is placed before the stem of a […]
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 […]
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, […]