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Descriptive Adjectives in the Nominative Case

Master nominative Russian descriptive adjectives to describe size, colour, and quality across masculine, feminine, neuter, and plural nouns.

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Lesson#1
In Russian, adjectives change to match the noun they describe in gender and number. In this deck, you will learn how to describe everyday things by size, colour, and quality in the nominative case.
Lesson#2
When describing a singular masculine noun, adjectives like 'новый' take a hard ending. 'Новый' means 'new', and 'старый' means 'old'. For example, 'новый дом' means 'a new house', and 'старый дом' means 'an old house'.
Quiz#3
How do you say 'a new house' in Russian?

новый дом

Quiz#4
How do you say 'an old house' in Russian?

старый дом

Lesson#5
Two more common masculine adjectives are 'красивый', which means 'beautiful', and 'интересный', which means 'interesting'. For example, 'красивый город' means 'a beautiful city', and 'интересный музей' means 'an interesting museum'.
Quiz#6
How do you say 'a beautiful city' in Russian?

красивый город

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