Grammar

There are hundreds of adverbs in Russian. We can’t cover them all in one post, but there are some different groups of adverbs that we can learn. This time it’s adverbs of place and movement. Let’s find out what they look like. Adverbs of Place Adverbs of place answer the question “Где?” (Where is?). They…

We don’t have perfect tense in Russian, so we show that an action is completed through the help of the verb aspect: imperfective and perfective. I created a big list of Russian verbs that have perfective forms. If you want to see it, just continue scrolling. But we have to learn the rules first. Imperfective…

The nominative case (именительный падеж) is the easiest one in the Russian language. It expresses an independent position of a noun in a sentence. It answers the questions Кто? or Что? (Who?/What?). In Russian dictionaries, all nouns are given in the nominative case. It’s actually the basic form of a noun. But when do we…

The verb быть [byt’] in Russian has many forms. But we use it differently. I guess it’s much easier to deal with it in Russian than in English (except for conjugation, maybe). Let’s find out why. Быть in Present The verb to be has only one form in the present tense – есть [est’]. But…

In Russian things get very complicated when it comes to verbs. Especially verbs that describe moving, such as ходить, идти, приходить, прийти, прибывать and so on. I guess it’s time to explain why we have so many verbs of that kind and how to use them correctly. Before you start reading, you can watch my…

The future tense in Russian has two types: simple future and compound future. The simple future tense is more commonly used, but ironically, it can be quite challenging to learn. Let me explain why. We’ll start with compound future tense because it’s much easier to remember. Compound Future in Russian How is it formed This…

It’s been a long time since I last posted. It’s the end of March, so why don’t we learn some grammar? Prepositions в and на, for examle. Russian prepostions в and на can be very tricky at times. Generally, в is very similar to the English “in”, and на is similar to “on”. But there…

What? Which? Who? We ask too many questions every day using the same question words. But there are even more question words in Russian. I’ll try to list them all with translation and transcription. Что? [shtoh] – What? Кто? [ktoh] – Who? Как? [kak] – How? Когда? [kag-da] – When? Сколько? [skol-ka] – How many/ how much?…

We use demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives all the time. It’s hard to imagine how we could live without them. They really make our life easier. When we want to point something specific, demonstrarives are essential. Demonstrative adjectives We use demonstrative adjectives in same situations as we do in English. But, unfortunatelly, like all Russian…