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Lesson 5:
Genitive - Part 2
The genitive case of adjectives
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Introduction to the genitive case
When is the genitive case used?
Generally, we use the genitive case...
- to express ownership: Э́то стол моего́ бра́та - This is my brother's table
- in many cases where we use "of" in English: Э́то стака́н воды́ - This is glass of water
- to express ownership with the construction у + genitive + есть: У моего́ дру́га есть стол - My friend has a table
- to express absence of an object/person: Здесь моего́ бра́та нет - My brother is not here
What will we learn in this lesson?
We are going to learn the genitive case of different adjectives and pronouns.
Russian vocabulary
Read, listen and repeat the vocabulary of this lesson:
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апельси́новый сок
orange juice
ветчина́
ham
еда́
food
то́лстый
fat
све́жий
fresh
ста́рый
old
изве́стный
famous
шокола́д
chocolate
иде́я
idea
буты́лка
bottle
кусо́к
piece
найти́
to find
оди́н/одна́
alone
Dialogues in Russian
Read, listen and pay attention to the cases used
Extra help: highliged cases + tables
We have highlighted the words in genitive. You can also look up these grammar tables while you read the dialogues:
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Dialogue 1
Я иду́ в магази́н. Что купи́ть?
I'm going to the shop. What (should I) buy?
У нас нет апельси́нового со́ка.
We don't have orange juice.
У нас ма́ло све́жего хле́ба. Я не могу́ без него́!
We have little fresh bread I can't (be) without it!
А я не могу́ без све́жей ветчины́. Я не ем хлеб без неё.
And I can't without fresh ham. I don't it bread without it.
Ла́дно, ла́дно. У нас есть еда́ для на́шей ко́шки?
Alright, alright. Do we have food for our cat?
У на́шей то́лстой ко́шки всегда́ всё есть. Лу́чше купи́ немно́го моего́ люби́мого шокола́да.
Our fat cat always has everything. Better buy some of my favourite chocolate.
Dialogue 2
Куда́ идём?
Where are we going?
Мо́жет быть в рестора́н о́коло ста́рого теа́тра?
Maybe to the restaurant near the old theatre?
Хоро́шая иде́я! Э́то рестора́н моего́ хоро́шего дру́га Ма́йкла.
Good idea! This is the restaurant of my good friend Michael.
Приве́т! Что вы хоти́те пить?
Hi! What do you want to drink?
Я хочу́ стака́н апельси́нового со́ка.
I want a glass of orange juice.
Я хочу́ буты́лку холо́дного пи́ва.
I want a bottle of cold beer.
А ещё я хочу́ кусо́к э́той вку́сной пи́ццы.
And also I want a piece of that delicious pizza.
Вот, пожа́луйста.
Here you are, please.
Dialogue 3
Я не хочу́ здесь жить. Э́то некраси́вый го́род.
I don't want to live here. This is an ugly city.
Ты не права́! Здесь мно́го ста́рых и краси́вых домо́в.
You aren't right! Here there are many old and nice houses.
Но здесь нет интере́сных музе́ев.
But here there aren't interesting museums.
Здесь ма́ло музе́ев, но мно́го изве́стных теа́тров. Там рабо́тает мно́го мо́дных актёров и актри́с.
Here there are few museums, but many famous theatres. There work many popular actors and actresses.
Но я не хочу́ идти́ в теа́тр одна́, а здесь у меня́ нет хоро́ших друзе́й.
But I don't want to go to the theatre alone, and here I don't have good friends.
Э́то не пробле́ма. Я зна́ю мно́го хоро́ших и у́мных люде́й. Ты найдёшь интере́сных друзе́й.
That's not a problem. I know many good and intelligent people. You will find interesting friends.
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Russian grammar
Read the following grammar summary. We will learn the cases from this lesson.
The genitive Case: Adjetives
In the dialogues we have seen examples of Genitive Case (Gen.) in adjectives. Below we will learn more about it
Adjective + Noun in singular
We have highlighted the endings in the tables for each gender.
Masculine: -ого -его>
- Э́то мой но́вый стол (Nom.).
This is my new table. - Моего́ но́вого стола́ тут нет (gen.).
My new table is not here.
Feminine: -ой -ей
- Э́то моя́ интере́сная кни́га (Nom.).
This is my interesting book. - Мое́й интере́сной кни́ги тут нет (gen.).
My interesting book is not here.
Neuter: -ого -его
- Э́то моё большо́е окно́ (Nom).
This is my big window. - Моего́ большо́го окна́ тут нет (gen.).
My big window is not here.
Adjective + Noun in plural
We have highlighted the endings in the tables for each gender.
Masculine: -ых -их
- Э́то мои́ но́вые столы́ (Nom.).
These are my new tables. - Мои́х но́вых столо́в тут нет (gen.).
My new tables are not here.
Feminine: -ых -их
- Э́то мои́ интере́сные кни́ги (Nom.).
These are my interesting book. - Мои́х интере́сных книг тут нет (gen.).
My interesting books are not here.
Neuter: -ых -их
- Э́то мои́ больши́е о́кна (Nom).
These are my big windows. - Мои́х больши́х о́кон тут нет (gen.).
My big windows are not here.
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