Forming the Comparative and Superlative Degrees in Russian

Comparatives are a grammatical form that is used to compare two or more things, expressing a higher or lower degree of a quality or characteristic. When we compare something, we use special forms of adjectives and adverbs. “Big” becomes “bigger” or “the biggest”. “Well” becomes “better” or “the best”. In English, it’s quite easy, right?…

Preposition для: when do we use it?

The preposition “для” indicates the beneficiary of something and is used with the genitive case. It means “for” or “to” in terms of purpose or intended recipient. To clarify, let’s examine some examples. In the sentence “Подарок для моей мамы” (A gift for my mom), “для” is used to convey that the gift is intended…

What are Adverbs of Time in Russian (+Example Sentences)

Adverb of time is meant to denote when exactly an action is taking place: today, now, always, daily etc. In this post I’ll make a list of adverbs of time in Russian with example sentences. I hope this will help you understand how to use them. сегодня [seevodnya] – today Какое сегодня число? – What’s…

How to Use The Verb nravitsya (to like) in Russian

We rarely use the verb нравиться in “noun + verb” constructions. In other words, there is no literal “I like” in Russian. When we say “я нравлюсь”, “ты нравишься”, “он нравится”, “они нравятся”, it means “somebody likes me/you/him/they”. For example: Я ему нравлюсь. – He likes me. Ты мне нравишься. – I like you. Я…

Talking About Quantity in Russian: Useful Words and Expressions

Expressing quantity in Russian involves using numerals, counting words, and grammatical forms that agree with the noun they modify. Words of quantity tell us how many or how much of something there is. But if you are learning Russian, there are some good news for you: we actually don’t use different words for countable and…