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Link case forms of common nouns and adjectives in Russian

How it works

In Russian, nouns and adjectives change according to case. The basic cases include nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, instrumental, and prepositional. Adjectives agree with the noun in gender, number, and case. For example: ‹новый дом›, ‹нового дома›, ‹с новым соседом›. The correct form depends on the function in the sentence. After certain prepositions or verbs, a specific case is required. The endings of adjectives and nouns change accordingly. It is important to recognize and use the case endings of the most common words correctly.

Note
In Russian, adjectives must agree with the noun in case, number, and gender. The endings indicate the case. For example: ‹большой стол›, ‹большого друга›, ‹о большом столе›.

An example

Choose the correct form: ‹Я вижу (новый/нового/новым/новом) дом.›

The correct answer is ‹новый›, because ‹дом› is in the accusative; with an inanimate masculine noun, the form is the same as in the nominative: ‹новый дом›.

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