genitive case

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бояться vs бояться за

The preposition за changes the meaning of the verb бояться. боя́ться – to be afraid of something or somebody The verb takes the genitive...

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You Expect Them to Be Masculine Nouns, but They Are Not

Quite a few English nouns ending in a consonant have corresponding cognates in Russian. The confusing thing is that these English nouns...

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Word of the Day: ОБЩЕЕ

In English, we often use the phrase “to have in common” to state some difference or similarity among things or people. Have you ever been...

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A little bit of grammar: GENITIVE CASE. РОДИТЕЛЬНЫЙ ПАДЕЖ

Some cases of the genitive case are explained in the posters below. Examples from everyday life. #grammar #genitivecase #cases...