Всем привет! I've got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that this gigantic article is 100% Russian grammar and I know how much you love grammar! The good news is that we will attack one of the most important subjects of the Russian grammar that most learners find difficult: The Verb Aspects, or simply, Imperfective [...]
The pronoun свой was for me one of those things that I’ve always tried to stay away from. I could sense it was one of those tricky bits in the Russian grammar. Also, since I could use мой to say my, I always thought that свой was something I could live without. Ну, ладно… “I’ll [...]
Introduction - The Film If I told you that I learned Russian only through one film, it wouldn’t be a lie. One film became my Russian teacher, my Russian textbook. It introduced me to such beautiful songs that I didn't mind struggling for hours with complex chords so I could play them on my guitar. This [...]
What's the most difficult thing in the Russian language? Let's all say it together in chorus... The CASES! The Grammar Cases. Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Instrumental, Prepositional. In this article, I'll tell you how to go about learning them and then give you some tips on the Genitive Case. But before I say anything, I want to ask you to [...]
In Russian, nouns are assigned a gender; they can be masculine, feminine or neutral. It is very important to know the gender of the noun as it determines how the cases of the noun are formed. The rules are the following: Words like ‘father’, ‘mother’, ‘uncle’ etc. relate to physical gender. Hence, ‘father’ (папа) and ‘uncle’ [...]
