| Russian grammar and vocabulary. Unit 4 | Grammar Lesson 13
Questions 'Какой' and 'Как?': Adjectives vs Adverbs.Formation of Adverbs. Adverbs of Place and Time | Grammar Lesson 14
Talking about languages: русский язык vs по-русски. Language skills vs study or knowledge of language | Phrasebook Topic 11
Languages | Phrasebook Topic 12
Cardinal and Ordinal Numerals | Quiz 10
Check what you have learned from Grammar Lessons 13-14 and Phrasebook Topic 11 with this 10 minute quiz. | Grammar Lesson 15
Denoting a Direct Object. Accusative Case of Nouns (Formation of Singular Forms). Transitive and Intransitive verbs | Grammar Lesson 16
Accusative Case of Adjectives, Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns. The verb хотеть - to want | Grammar Lesson 17
Studying and Teaching: изучать, учиться, заниматься, преподавать. Verbs with -ся | Phrasebook Topic 13
Subjects at School | Phrasebook Topic 14
About Myself | Quiz 11
Check what you have learned from Grammar Lessons 15-17 and Phrasebook Topics 13-14 with this 10 minute quiz. | Test 4
Check what you have learned from Grammar Lessons 13-17 and Phrasebook Topics 11-14. |
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The Accusative Case of Adjectives
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If a noun is used in the Accusative case, the adjective that modifies that noun
must also be in the Accusative case. The Accusative singular ending for
adjectives that modify feminine nouns is -ую (-юю).
Listen and repeat. Note the Accusative case endings:
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1. Я читаю интересную книгу.
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1. I am reading an interesting book.
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2. Мой брат купил синюю машину.
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2. My brother has bought a blue car.
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The Accusative singular endings for adjectives that modify inanimate masculine
and neuter nouns are the same as the Nominative singular endings.
Listen and repeat:
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1. Я читаю интересный роман.
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1. I am reading an interesting novel.
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2. Я пишу длинное письмо.
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2. I am writing a long letter.
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3. Мой брат купил синий костюм.
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3. My brother has bought a blue suit.
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Study the formation of the Accusative Singular of adjectives:
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Hard stem
adjectives
Nominative -> Accusative
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Soft stem adjectives
Nominative -> Accusative
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новый = новый
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синий = синий
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Feminine animate and inanimate
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новая -> новую
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синяя -> синюю
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новое = новое
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синее = синее
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новые = новые
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синие = синие
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Accusative
Singular endings of adjectives is
-ую (-юю)
for feminine modifiers
Acc.
= Nom. for inanimate masculine, neuter and plural modifiers
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The Accusative Case of Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns (Formation of
Singular Forms)
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Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns that modify a noun in the
Accusative case must also be in the Accusative case. Memorize the Accusative
singular forms:
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Nominative
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Accusative
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Masculine inanimate
(Acc. = Nom.)
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чей? мой, твой, наш, ваш
э
тот, тот
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чей? мой, твой, наш, ваш
э
тот, тот
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Masculine animate
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чей? мой, твой, наш, ваш
э
тот, тот
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to be discussed later on
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Feminine
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чья? моя, твоя, наша, ваша
э
та, та
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чью? мою,
твою, нашу,
вашу,
эту, ту
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Neuter
(Acc. = Nom.)
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чьё? моё, твоё, наше, ваше
э
то, то
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чьё? моё, твоё, наше, ваше
э
то, то
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Notes
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Masculine inanimate and
neuter Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns do not change their
forms for the Accusative case, i.e. their Accusative case forms are the same as
Nominative case forms.
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Feminine Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns change their forms for the
Accusative case. The last letter -а is replaced by -у, -я
is replaced by -ю for the Accusative case.
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The possessive pronouns его, её, их (his, her, their) never change their
form:
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1. Я видела его новую машину.
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1. I saw his new car.
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2. Я знаю её бабушку.
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2. I know her grandmother.
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Feminine nouns with the ь at the end (тетрадь, дочь, дверь)
do not change their endings for the Accusative case, but their modifiers
do take the Accusative case endings. Compare:
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1. Я знаю вашу старшую дочь.
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1. I know your oldest daughter.
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2. Он купил новую тетрадь.
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2. He bought a new notebook.
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The verb хотеть - to want
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Хотеть - to want is irregular verb. It takes the first
conjugation endings for the singular present tense forms, and second
conjugation endings for the plural. This verb is transitive (takes direct
objects), so the thing one wants must be in the Accusative case. Compare:
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1. Я хочу сыр и колбасу.
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1. I want cheese and sausage..
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The verb хотеть
is often followed by the infinitive form of some other verb. Compare:
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2. Я хочу спать.
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1.I want to sleep.
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3. Иван хочет купить новую машину.
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2. Ivan wants to buy a new car.
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Study the complete conjugation of the verb хотеть. Memorize all the
forms.
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Infinitive
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хотеть (irregular)
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Present tense
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я
ты
он, она
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хоч-у
хоч-ешь
хоч-ет
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мы
вы
они
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хот-им
хот-ите
хот-ят
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Past tense
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он
она
оно
они
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хоте-л
хоте-ла
хоте-ло
хоте-ли
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Notes
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Хотеть takes the first conjugation endings for the singular present
tense forms (я, ты, он/она), and second conjugation endings for the plural
forms (мы, вы, они).
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Note how the stem changes in the singular present tense forms (ч instead
of т at the end of the stem is spelled and pronounced).
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Not how stress changes in all forms.
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Exercises Упражнения
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Form the Accusative case of adjectives and nouns
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Form the Accusative case of pronouns and nouns
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Translation
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Verb practice: хотеть
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