Уменка

Umenka/Grammar

Russian grammar.

Verbs, cases, and more, explained from the ground up. Start anywhere.

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Verbs

Conjugation, aspect, tense, mood, verbs of motion, and the Zaliznyak classes.

Nouns

Gender, plurals, and animacy: how Russian nouns behave before the cases get to them.

  1. Russian Noun Gender

    Masculine, feminine, neuter

    стол, книга, окно

  2. Russian Noun Plurals

    Forming the plural

    стол → столы

  3. Animate and Inanimate Nouns

    Animate vs. inanimate

    Я вижу кота.

Cases

The six Russian cases: what each one does, when to use it, and how the endings work.

  1. Cases

    All six, explained

    книга → книгу → книги

  2. Nominative Case

    The subject

    Это книга.

  3. Accusative Case

    The direct object

    Я читаю книгу.

  4. Genitive Case

    Possession, “of”, absence

    нет времени

  5. Prepositional Case

    Location & topic

    в Москве

  6. Dative Case

    The recipient

    звоню другу

  7. Instrumental Case

    Means & company

    пишу ручкой

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