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B1 Case System

Advanced Russian Declension: Irregular Plurals & Genitive

Mastering Russian declension requires learning the 'Zero Ending' logic and identifying irregular plural patterns for common nouns.

  • • Genitive Plural often uses a 'Zero Ending' for fem...
  • • Masculine nouns typically take -ов or -ей in the G...
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B1 Passive & Reported Speech

Russian Passive Voice with -ся (The 'Automatic' Mode)

Use reflexive suffixes with imperfective verbs to describe ongoing processes where the actor isn't the main focus.

  • • Use imperfective verbs + -ся/-сь for ongoing passi...
  • • The object of the action becomes the grammatical s...
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B1 Conditionals Verified

Russian Conditionals: Using 'Would' (бы)

To say 'would' in Russian, just add `бы` to any past tense verb form.

  • • Formed using Past Tense + the particle `бы`.
  • • Used for hypotheticals, polite requests, and wishe...
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B1 Verb Forms Verified

Russian Active Participles: The 'Doing' Words

Active participles are 'verb-adjectives' that describe the doer of an action, requiring full agreement with the noun.

  • • Active participles act like adjectives but come fr...
  • • They describe someone or something performing an a...
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B1 Passive & Reported Speech

Reporting Speech in Russian (Indirect Speech)

Keep the original tense, swap the pronouns, and always put a comma before your connecting word.

  • • No tense backshifting: keep the original tense use...
  • • Always place a comma before the conjunction like `...
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B1 Word Formation

Russian Word Building: Prefixes & Suffixes

Think of word formation as a toolkit for building complex meanings from simple, recognizable roots.

  • • Russian words are built using roots, prefixes, and...
  • • Prefixes usually modify the direction, intensity,...
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B1 Honorifics & Register

Russian Formal Register: Using 'Vy' (вы)

The Russian formal register uses plural grammar to show respect and social distance to a single person.

  • • Use `вы` for strangers, bosses, teachers, and anyo...
  • • Verbs always take plural endings like `-те` or `-л...
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B1 Idiomatic Expressions

Russian Idioms: Sound Like a Native (Идиомы)

Idioms turn literal Russian into natural, colorful speech by using cultural metaphors instead of direct translations.

  • • Fixed phrases where meaning isn't literal.
  • • Usually combine a verb and a specific noun.
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B1 Word Order

Advanced Russian Word Order: Mastering Emphasis

In Russian, the most important information always goes at the end of the sentence to create focus.

  • • Russian word order is flexible but uses 'Theme-Rhe...
  • • Place already-known information (Theme) at the sta...
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SubLearn covers 82 Russian grammar rules organized across 7 CEFR proficiency levels (from A0 to C2), spanning 63 structured chapters. Each rule includes clear explanations, real-world examples, and interactive practice exercises.

Our Russian grammar curriculum covers CEFR levels from A0 to C2. Each level is designed to match your current proficiency — beginners start with basic sentence patterns at A1, while advanced learners tackle nuanced structures at C1-C2.

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