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The Dative Case of Adjectives
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If a noun is used in the Dative case, the adjective that modifies that noun
must also be in the Dative case. The Dative singular ending for adjectives that
modify masculine and neuter nouns is -ому (-ему)
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Listen and repeat:
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1. Я пишу письмо моему хорошему
русскому другу.
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1. I am writing a letter to my good Russian friend .
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The Dative singular ending for adjectives that modify feminine nouns is
-ой (-ей).
Listen and repeat:
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2. Я купила моей хорошей
русской подруге книгу.
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2. I bought my good Russian friend a book.
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The Dative plural ending for adjectives that modify plural nouns is
-ым (-им) .
Listen and repeat:
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3. Он подарил новым русским
студентам словари.
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3. He gave new Russian students dictionaries.
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Notes
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Remember that word order is not fixed in Russian sentences. The indirect object
with its modifiers can stay
- right after verb:
Я купила моей хорошей русской подруге книгу;
Indirect
Object
Direct Object
Он подарил новым русским студентам словари.
Indirect
Object
Direct Object
- or after the direct object:
Я пишу письмо моему хорошему русскому другу.
Direct
Object
Indirect Object
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The Dative Case is also used to designate the indirect object of certain
intransitive verbs (i.e. verbs which do not take a direct object) and for
objects of some prepositions. These uses will be discussed latter on.
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2. The Dative Case of Adjectives (Endings Summary)
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The Dative case of
adjectives is formed from the Nominative case. Memorize the Dative
Case endings for adjectives:
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Hard variant
Nominative -> Dative
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Soft variant
Nominative -> Dative
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новый -> новому
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синий -> синему,
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хороший -> хорошему
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новое -> новому
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синее -> синему
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хорошее ->
хорошему
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новая -> новой
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синяя -> синей
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хорошая -> хорошей
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новые -> новым
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синие -> синим
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хорошие -> хорошим
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Dative case adjectival
endings:
-ому (-ему); -ой (-ей); -ым (-им)
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3. The Dative Case of Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns
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Memorize the Dative case of possessive pronouns (мой, твой, наш. ваш),
demonstrative pronouns (этот, тот) and the question word чей:
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Nominative: Чей?
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Dative: Чьему?
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Masculine and Neuter
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этот, тот
мой, твой
наш, ваш
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->
->
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этому, тому
моему, твоему
нашему, вашему
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Feminine
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эта, та
моя, твоя
наша, ваша
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->
->
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этой, той
моей, твоей
нашей, вашей
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Plural
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эти, те
мои, твои
наши, ваши
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->
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этим, тем
моим, твоим
нашим, вашим
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Notes
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The Dative case endings for possessive and demonstrative pronouns are the same
as adjectives endings. The only exception is the Dative plural of тот : те
-> тем.
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Note that the stress in the мой, твой, тот pronouns falls on the final syllable
of the ending in the Dative: моему, твоему, тому. The
pronouns наш, ваш, этот have the stress on the stem: нашему, вашему,
этому.
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Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the Dative case endings.
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1. Друзья подарили моему брату новый фотоаппарат.
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1. Friends gave my brother a new camera.
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2. Мы купили подарки нашим родителям.
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2. We bought gifts for our parents.
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Exercises Упражнения
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Form the Dative case of adjectives
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Form the Dative Case of possessive pronouns
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