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Directing Actions and Help to People

Master the dative singular adjective endings across all genders in Russian to direct actions, communication, and movement towards people and places.

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38 Cards
Lesson#1
In Russian, when you direct an action, communication, or help towards someone, the receiving noun goes into the dative case. Attributive adjectives must also change to match that noun in gender, number, and case. In this deck, you will learn the dative singular adjective endings for masculine, neuter, and feminine descriptions in natural speech.
Lesson#2
Masculine adjectives with hard stems take the ending O M U in the dative case singular. For example, 'новый', meaning new, becomes 'новому'. 'Я звоню новому коллеге' means 'I am calling the new colleague'.
Quiz#3
Referring to a male colleague, translate into Russian: 'I am calling the new colleague.'

Я звоню новому коллеге

Quiz#4
Referring to a male friend, translate into Russian: 'I am phoning an old friend.'

Я звоню старому другу

Lesson#5
When a masculine adjective has its stress on the ending, like 'большой', it still takes the hard ending O M U in the dative case singular. For example, 'Мы помогаем большому городу' means 'We are helping the big city'.
Quiz#6
Translate into Russian: 'We are helping the big city.'

Мы помогаем большому городу

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