Russian Grammar You Really Need To Know: Teach Yourself

Daphne West has taught Russian for more than thirty years and is the author of six Russian courses for adults and A-Level students. She is a recipient of the Pushkin Medal for contributions to the teaching of Russian.

• : Meet the author: Only got a minute?: Only got 5 minutes?: Only got 10 minutes?: IntroductionUnit 1: Getting started1.1: The Cyrillic alphabet1.2: The stressed syllable1.3: Spelling rules1.4: Ten things to rememberUnit 2: Nouns2.1: Using nouns2.2: Gender of nouns2.3: Cases2.4: Nominative case - singular2.5: Nominative case - plural2.6: Nominative case - irregular plurals2.7: Accusative case - singular2.8: Accusative case - plural2.9: Accusative case - irregular plurals2.10: Genitive case - singular2.11: Genitive case - plural2.12: Genitive case - irregular plurals2.13: Dative case - singular2.14: Dative case - plural2.15: Instrumental case - singular2.16: Instrumental case - plural2.17: Prepositional case - singular2.18: Prepositional case - plural2.19: Six-case summary2.20: Ten things to rememberUnit 3: Adjectives (1)3.1: Using adjectives3.2: Cases and groups of adjectives3.3: Unstressed adjectives (nominative singular and plural)3.4: Stressed adjectives (nominative singular and plural)3.5: Soft adjectives3.6: Possessive adjectives (nominative singular and plural)3.7: Reflexive possessive adjectives (nominative singular and plural)3.8: Accusative singular of adjectives3.9: Accusative plural of adjectives3.10: Genitive singular of adjectives3.11: Genitive plural of adjectives3.12: Dative singular of adjectives3.13: Dative plural of adjectives3.14: Instrumental singular of adjectives3.15: Instrumental plural of adjectives3.16: Prepositional singular of adjectives3.17: Prepositional plural of adjectives3.18: Ten things to rememberUnit 4: Adjectives (2)4.1: Long and short forms of adjectives4.2: Comparative adjectives - long form4.3: Comparative adjectives - short form4.4: Comparative constructions with adjectives4.5: Superlative adjectives4.6: Ten things to rememberUnit 5: Adverbs5.1: Adverbs of manner5.2: Adverbs of time, place and extent5.3: Comparative adverbs5.4: Superlative adverbs5.5: Ten things to rememberUnit 6: Numerals6.1: Cardinal numerals6.2: Cardinal numerals - case endings6.3: Using cardinal numerals with nouns and adjectives6.4: Ordinal numerals6.5: Telling the time6.6: Dealing with dates6.7: Quantities, age and distance6.8: Ten things to rememberUnit 7: Pronouns7.1: Personal pronouns7.2: Possessive pronouns7.3: Interrogative pronouns7.4: Demonstrative pronouns7.5: Determinative pronouns7.6: Reflexive pronouns7.7: Relative pronouns7.8: Indefinite pronouns7.9: Ten things to rememberUnit 8: Verbs (1)8.1: Using verbs: the infinitive and the present tense8.2: Regular present tense8.3: Consonant changes in the present tense8.4: Irregular present tense8.5: The present tense of to be, to have, to be able, to want8.6: The present tense of reflexive verbs8.7: Ten things to rememberUnit 9: Verbs (2)9.1: Using verbs: the future and past tenses;9.2: Compound future9.3: Simple future9.4: Imperfective past9.5: Perfective past9.6: Ten things to rememberUnit 10: Verbs (3)10.1: Verbs of motion10.2: Conditions10.3: Imperatives (commands)10.4: Negatives10.5: Impersonal constructions10.6: Indirect statement and question10.7: Indirect command, wish and purpose (subjunctive)10.8: Conjunctions10.9: Ten things to rememberUnit 11: Prepositions11.1: Using prepositions11.2: Prepositions: place11.3: Prepositions: motion and direction11.4: Time11.5: Setting the scene11.6: Prepositions which follow verbs11.7: Ten things to remember: Taking it further: Key to exercises: Glossary of grammatical terms