Russian from zero

Learn Russian forms step by step.

Study the patterns first, then quiz yourself on verbs, noun cases, adjective agreement, and verified Russian forms.

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All three tracks are first-class parts of RussianHelper. Start with the system you want to study today.

Track 2

Module 2: Nouns & Cases

Learn Russian noun forms from dictionary form through singular, plural, animacy, agreement, and special nouns.

477 nouns 13 steps Singular + plural course
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Track 3

Module 3: Adjectives

Learn long-form agreement first, then short forms, comparison, meaning, formation, spelling, and adjective-system boundaries.

174 adjectives 22 steps Agreement + adjective systems
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Module 1 staircase

Start with endings. Add complexity later.

Module 1 separates conjugation, aspect, reflexive verbs, motion, and prefixes so beginners are not asked to solve everything at once.

Course step 1.01: Type I / Class I endings

Build the first regular Russian present-tense ending family.

Open overviewCourse step 1.02: Type II / Class II endings

Build the second regular Russian present-tense ending family.

Open overviewCourse step 1.03: Type I verbs with aspect

Keep Type I endings stable while changing how an event is viewed.

Open overviewCourse step 1.04: Type II verbs with aspect

Transfer aspectual viewpoint to the Type II ending family.

Open overviewCourse step 1.05: Type I reflexive verbs

Add -ся / -сь after familiar Type I person endings.

Open overviewCourse step 1.06: Type II reflexive verbs

Add -ся / -сь after familiar Type II person endings.

Open overviewCourse step 1.07: Type I reflexive verbs with aspect

Combine Type I endings, reflexive meaning, and aspect without collapsing them.

Open overviewCourse step 1.08: Type II reflexive verbs with aspect

Combine Type II endings, reflexive meaning, and aspectual transitions.

Open overviewCourse step 1.09: Verbs of motion

Learn the motion subsystem as viewpoint and lexical pairing, not a one-direction/many-directions slogan.

Open overviewCourse step 1.10: Verb prefixes

Treat prefixes as meaning networks, not fixed English glosses.

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Scroll through the ten steps. Each card opens its own Overview, Learn, Reference, Practice, and Quiz path.

Module 2 staircase

Build the noun system one layer at a time.

Thirteen source-backed steps move from nominative singular to plural case patterns and special nouns. Every checked Practice and Quiz uses exact stored forms.

Verified practice 2.01: Nominative Singular

The noun compass: dictionary form, subject, gender, and declension pattern

Open overviewVerified practice 2.02: Nominative Plural

Number, regular plural endings, spelling restrictions, stress, and plural stems

Open overviewVerified practice 2.03: Prepositional Singular

Location, topic, stable singular endings, and the restricted second locative

Open overviewVerified practice 2.04: Accusative Singular

Direct objects, goal-directed в/на, and the first systematic role for animacy

Open overviewVerified practice 2.05: Genitive Singular

Absence, reference, source, possession, small quantities, and restricted partitive forms

Open overviewVerified practice 2.06: Genitive Plural

The major plural formation challenge: zero endings, -ов/-ев, -ей, stem repair, and quantity

Open overviewVerified practice 2.07: Accusative Plural

A fully derivable animacy system: nominative plural for inanimates, genitive plural for animates

Open overviewVerified practice 2.08: Prepositional Plural

Regular -ах/-ях endings, plural stems, locations, topics, and full phrase building

Open overviewVerified practice 2.09: Dative Singular

Recipient, target, experiencer, age, necessity, and movement toward

Open overviewVerified practice 2.10: Dative Plural

Regular -ам/-ям, plural recipients and experiencers, к/по, and oblique numeral phrases

Open overviewVerified practice 2.11: Instrumental Singular

Means, accompaniment, roles, states, spatial relations, and spelling after sibilants

Open overviewVerified practice 2.12: Instrumental Plural

Regular -ами/-ями, special -ьми forms, plural means, companions, roles, and case-system capstone

Open overviewVerified practice 2.13: Special Nouns, Names, and Restricted Forms

Irregular stems, indeclinables, adjectival nouns, personal names, surnames, places, and extra case remnants

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Scroll through the thirteen steps. Each step now includes Learn, Reference, verified Practice, and a stricter Quiz.