Russian Grammar Tables
Adjectives in the Dative Case
In Russian, adjectives agree with the noun in gender, number and case. So, if the noun is in Dative (Dat.), the adjective must be in Dative too
In order to form the Dative of an adjective, you will follow these 3 steps: (At the end of this page you will find an explanation on how to read the table)
The examples use "to give" (I give to my brother / to a door / to the seas...). The sentences don't make sense always but will help you learn
Step 1: Noun | Step 2: Adjective | Step 3: Examples Adjective + Noun | ||
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Nom. ⇒ Dat. | Examples | Я даю... = I give to... | ||
Masculine singular | ый ⇒ ому | новый ⇒ новому | Я даю новому другу | |
ой ⇒ ому | большой ⇒ большому | Я даю большому брату | ||
ий ⇒ ему | хороший ⇒ хорошему | Я даю хорошему столу | ||
Feminine singular | ая ⇒ ой/ей | новая ⇒ новой | Я даю новой подруге | |
яя ⇒ ей | синяя ⇒ синей | Я даю синей книге | ||
Neuter singular | ое ⇒ ому | новое ⇒ новому | Я даю новому окну | |
ее ⇒ ему | хорошее ⇒ хорошему | Я даю хорошему окну | ||
Plural (masculine, feminine and neuter) |
ые ⇒ ым | новые ⇒ новым | Я даю новым подругам | |
ие ⇒ им | хорошие ⇒ хорошим | Я даю хорошим книгам |
How to read this table
- Step 1: What is the gender of the noun? Is the noun in singular or plural?
- Step 2: Examine the adjective in Nominative (Nom.) and with the right gender and number. Pay attention to its ending and check the step 2: the table will tell you which is the ending of the adjective in the Dative (Dat.).
- See examples of noun + adjective. We use the Russian for "I give to...", which requires Dative.
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