Russian Grammar

The Russian language is known for its difficult grammar. The most difficult topics for many are Cases, Verbs of Motion and Verb Species. These and other grammatical topics of the Russian language are discussed in detail here.

Additional materials, exercises, grammar tables and much more to help you learn Russian.

RUSSIAN CASES

Nominative case (1)

• ОН, ОНА, ОНО and ОНИ ("gender" and "plurality")
• Words ending in -Ь, Masculine or Feminine gender
• Singular vs Plural
• Adjectives (gender and forms)
• Usage of Nominative

Genitive case (2)

• Usage of Genitive - singular (part 1)
• Usage of Genitive (part 2)
• Genitive (plural)

Dative case (3)

• Usage of Dative
• Adjectives in Dative case

Accusative case (4)

• Usage of Accusative (singular)
• Usage of Accusative (plural)
• Adjectives in Accusative case

Instrumental case (5)

• Usage of Instrumental
• Adjectives in Instrumental case
• Instrumental case in passive

Prepositional case (6)

• Usage of Prepositional
• WHERE? (ГДЕ?) for "place"
• How to use "В" and "НА"
• Adjectives in Prepositional case

Category of time: What time? or When?
Category of time: Exact time (+ approximate time)

RUSSIAN VERBS

• How to say "I have" in Russian
• Conjugation of verbs
• Verbs classification
• Past tense
• Future tense
• Imperative form
• Infinitive

ASPECTS OF VERB

Verbs of statics vs Verbs of dynamics (лежать vs класть)
Verbs with the postfix -СЯ

I can (могу). I'm able to (умею). I know (знаю)

Constructions with the word "есть"

Modality: Ты должен, вам надо...

Modality: Я могу. я способен, это возможно...

VERBS OF MOTION

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Figurative Meanings and Idioms

➝ "катить - катать"
➝ "тащить - таскать"
➝ "гнать - гонять"

• Prefix ПО-
• Prefixes В- and ВЫ- 
• Prefixes ПРИ- and У-
• Prefixes ПОД- and  ОТ-
• Prefixes ДО-, ЗА-, ПЕРЕ-, ПРО- and ОБ-
• Prefixes ВЗ-, С- and РАЗ-
• Important to know (prefixed verbs of motion)

ADJECTIVES

• Adjectives (gender and forms)
• Comparative degree
• Superlative degree

PARTICIPLES

• Active participles
• Passive participles

PREPOSITIONS

• Prepositions in Russian
• Prepositions of reason
• Prepositions of time
• Prepositions of place
• Prepositions of purpose

CONJUNCTION

• Почему? or Зачем?
• "Потому что" or "Чтобы"
• "Если..." or "Если бы..." - conditional mood
• "Что" or "Чтобы"
• "Который"
• "...то, что...", "...тот, кто..."
• "тоже" or "также"

NUMERALS

• 1, 2, 3... How much?
• Ordinal numerals

PRONOUNS

• Classification of the pronouns
• How to say WHOSE in Russian
• Possessive pronouns "свой"
• 'НЕ' or 'НИ'... How is correct?
• Particles '-то', '-нибудь', '-либо' and 'кое-'
• Его, Её, Их (!!!)

ADVERBS

• 'НЕ' or 'НИ'... How is correct?
• "уже" or "ещё"

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