Lesson 28 - Determining case of the noun

Handy tool for determining case.

 When determine the case of the noun use both auxilary word and question:

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Case

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Auxilary word

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Question

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Nominative

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Это

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Кто? Что?

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Genitive

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Нет

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Кого? Чего?

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Dative

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Дать

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Кому? Чему?

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Accusative

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Вижу

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Кого? Что?

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Instrumental

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Горжусь

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Кем? Чем?

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Prepositional

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Думаю

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О ком? О чём?

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Do not confuse!

·      Questions Где? Куда? Откуда? do not help you to figure out the case.

·      Prepositions По and К point to Dative case.

·      Prepositions В, На with questions Кого? Чего? (Genitive Case) are not used. These prepositions can be used with questions Кого? Что? (Accusative Case) or в Чём? в Ком? на Чём? на Ком? (Prepositional Case)

·      If in doubt of belonging question Кого? to Genitive or Accusative Case, substitute the noun with the magic word Мама, and see the ending of the word: Мамы - Genitive; Маму - Accusative.