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== Russian Vocabulary: Common Adjectives == | |||
This page is dedicated to teaching common adjectives in the Russian language. It includes a variety of adjectives that are frequently used in everyday conversation. | |||
=== Introduction === | |||
Russian adjectives agree in gender, number, and case with the nouns they modify. This section provides an overview of this concept with examples. | |||
;Example: | |||
: ''хороший (good - masculine)'' | |||
: ''хорошая (good - feminine)'' | |||
: ''хорошее (good - neuter)'' | |||
: ''хорошие (good - plural)'' | |||
=== List of Common Adjectives === | |||
Below is a list of common Russian adjectives with their English translations. Each adjective is presented in its masculine form. | |||
;Positive Adjectives: | |||
:* Красивый (beautiful) | |||
:* Умный (smart) | |||
:* Быстрый (fast) | |||
:* Сильный (strong) | |||
:* Забавный (funny) | |||
;Negative Adjectives: | |||
:* Плохой (bad) | |||
:* Слабый (weak) | |||
:* Медленный (slow) | |||
:* Грустный (sad) | |||
:* Трудный (difficult) | |||
=== Adjective Declension === | |||
This section explains how adjectives change form depending on the gender, number, and case of the noun they modify. | |||
;Declension Table: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Case | |||
! Masculine | |||
! Feminine | |||
! Neuter | |||
! Plural | |||
|- | |||
| Nominative | |||
| хороший | |||
| хорошая | |||
| хорошее | |||
| хорошие | |||
|- | |||
| Accusative | |||
| хороший | |||
| хорошую | |||
| хорошее | |||
| хорошие | |||
|- | |||
| Genitive | |||
| хорошего | |||
| хорошей | |||
| хорошего | |||
| хороших | |||
|- | |||
| Dative | |||
| хорошему | |||
| хорошей | |||
| хорошему | |||
| хорошим | |||
|- | |||
| Instrumental | |||
| хорошим | |||
| хорошей | |||
| хорошим | |||
| хорошими | |||
|- | |||
| Prepositional | |||
| хорошем | |||
| хорошей | |||
| хорошем | |||
| хороших | |||
|} | |||
=== Practice Exercises === | |||
Include a section with practice exercises to help learners practice using these adjectives in sentences. | |||
;Exercise 1: | |||
:Translate the following sentences from English to Russian. | |||
:# "The fast dog runs." | |||
:# "She is a beautiful woman." | |||
:# "They are happy children." | |||
;Exercise 2: | |||
:Conjugate the following adjectives to match the noun they modify. | |||
:# "big (большой) house" | |||
:# "interesting (интересный) book" | |||
:# "old (старый) man" | |||
=== Solutions to Practice Exercises === | |||
==== Exercise 1: Translate the following sentences from English to Russian ==== | |||
1. "The fast dog runs." | |||
: '''Russian Translation''': "Быстрая собака бежит." | |||
:: Note: "Быстрая" is the feminine form of "быстрый" because "собака" (dog) is a feminine noun in Russian. | |||
2. "She is a beautiful woman." | |||
: '''Russian Translation''': "Она красивая женщина." | |||
:: Note: "Красивая" is the feminine form of "красивый" to agree with "женщина" (woman), which is feminine. | |||
3. "They are happy children." | |||
: '''Russian Translation''': "Они счастливые дети." | |||
:: Note: "Счастливые" is the plural form of "счастливый" to agree with "дети" (children), which is plural. | |||
==== Exercise 2: Conjugate the following adjectives to match the noun they modify ==== | |||
1. "big (большой) house" | |||
: '''Conjugated Form''': "большой дом" | |||
:: Note: "Большой" remains in its masculine form because "дом" (house) is masculine. | |||
2. "interesting (интересный) book" | |||
: '''Conjugated Form''': "интересная книга" | |||
:: Note: "Интересная" is the feminine form of "интересный" since "книга" (book) is feminine. | |||
3. "old (старый) man" | |||
: '''Conjugated Form''': "старый мужчина" | |||
:: Note: "Старый" stays in its masculine form to match "мужчина" (man), which is masculine. | |||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Russian/Vocabulary/Animal|Animal]] | |||
* [[Language/Russian/Vocabulary/Fruits|Fruits]] | |||
* [[Language/Russian/Vocabulary/Family|Family]] | |||
* [[Language/Russian/Vocabulary/Bird|Bird]] | |||
* [[Language/Russian/Vocabulary/Coffee|Coffee]] | |||
* [[Language/Russian/Vocabulary/Resources|Resources]] | |||
* [[Language/Russian/Vocabulary/Body|Body]] | |||
* [[Language/Russian/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions|Feelings and Emotions]] | |||
* [[Language/Russian/Vocabulary/City|City]] | |||
* [[Language/Russian/Vocabulary/Animals|Animals]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:00, 13 December 2023
Russian Vocabulary: Common Adjectives[edit | edit source]
This page is dedicated to teaching common adjectives in the Russian language. It includes a variety of adjectives that are frequently used in everyday conversation.
Introduction[edit | edit source]
Russian adjectives agree in gender, number, and case with the nouns they modify. This section provides an overview of this concept with examples.
- Example
- хороший (good - masculine)
- хорошая (good - feminine)
- хорошее (good - neuter)
- хорошие (good - plural)
List of Common Adjectives[edit | edit source]
Below is a list of common Russian adjectives with their English translations. Each adjective is presented in its masculine form.
- Positive Adjectives
-
- Красивый (beautiful)
- Умный (smart)
- Быстрый (fast)
- Сильный (strong)
- Забавный (funny)
- Negative Adjectives
-
- Плохой (bad)
- Слабый (weak)
- Медленный (slow)
- Грустный (sad)
- Трудный (difficult)
Adjective Declension[edit | edit source]
This section explains how adjectives change form depending on the gender, number, and case of the noun they modify.
- Declension Table
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | хороший | хорошая | хорошее | хорошие |
Accusative | хороший | хорошую | хорошее | хорошие |
Genitive | хорошего | хорошей | хорошего | хороших |
Dative | хорошему | хорошей | хорошему | хорошим |
Instrumental | хорошим | хорошей | хорошим | хорошими |
Prepositional | хорошем | хорошей | хорошем | хороших |
Practice Exercises[edit | edit source]
Include a section with practice exercises to help learners practice using these adjectives in sentences.
- Exercise 1
- Translate the following sentences from English to Russian.
- "The fast dog runs."
- "She is a beautiful woman."
- "They are happy children."
- Exercise 2
- Conjugate the following adjectives to match the noun they modify.
- "big (большой) house"
- "interesting (интересный) book"
- "old (старый) man"
Solutions to Practice Exercises[edit | edit source]
Exercise 1: Translate the following sentences from English to Russian[edit | edit source]
1. "The fast dog runs."
- Russian Translation: "Быстрая собака бежит."
- Note: "Быстрая" is the feminine form of "быстрый" because "собака" (dog) is a feminine noun in Russian.
2. "She is a beautiful woman."
- Russian Translation: "Она красивая женщина."
- Note: "Красивая" is the feminine form of "красивый" to agree with "женщина" (woman), which is feminine.
3. "They are happy children."
- Russian Translation: "Они счастливые дети."
- Note: "Счастливые" is the plural form of "счастливый" to agree with "дети" (children), which is plural.
Exercise 2: Conjugate the following adjectives to match the noun they modify[edit | edit source]
1. "big (большой) house"
- Conjugated Form: "большой дом"
- Note: "Большой" remains in its masculine form because "дом" (house) is masculine.
2. "interesting (интересный) book"
- Conjugated Form: "интересная книга"
- Note: "Интересная" is the feminine form of "интересный" since "книга" (book) is feminine.
3. "old (старый) man"
- Conjugated Form: "старый мужчина"
- Note: "Старый" stays in its masculine form to match "мужчина" (man), which is masculine.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]