Family and Relationships
Chapter in 30 Seconds
Unlock the ability to describe your family and express possession in natural Russian.
- Identify key family members in Russian.
- Apply the Genitive case to express relationships.
- Construct simple sentences to describe your social circle.
Ce que tu vas apprendre
Vocabulary for family members and social connections. Using the Genitive case for relationship markers.
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Le Génitif Russe : Qui possède quoi ? (Родительный падеж)The Genitive case shows possession, absence, and origin by changing noun endings, primarily to -а, -я, -ы, or -и.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
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By the end you will be able to: describe family relationships using the Genitive case correctly.
Exemples clés (2)
Conseils et astuces (1)
The 'Of' Hack
Vocabulaire clé (5)
Real-World Preview
Introducing Family
Review Summary
- Noun (Nom) + Noun (Genitive ending -а/-я for masc, -ы/-и for fem)
Erreurs courantes
You forgot to change the noun to the Genitive case. For feminine nouns ending in -а, change it to -ы.
Both the pronoun and the noun need to be in the Genitive case here.
Even though 'папа' ends in -а, it is a masculine noun, so it takes the -ы ending in Genitive.
Règles dans ce chapitre (1)
Next Steps
Fantastic work! You are now able to talk about the people who matter most. Keep practicing these endings!
Write a short family tree description.
Pratique rapide (3)
Choose the correct sentence:
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Le Génitif Russe : Qui possède quoi ? (Родительный падеж)
Find and fix the mistake:
Я из Москва.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Le Génitif Russe : Qui possède quoi ? (Родительный падеж)
У меня нет ___ (машина).
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Le Génitif Russe : Qui possède quoi ? (Родительный падеж)
Score: /3
Questions fréquentes (2)
нет logically implies the absence of something, which requires the Genitive case. It shows that the quantity of that thing is zero.нового телефона (of the new phone) uses the masculine genitive adjective ending.
