Diagnostic families in one table
A compact comparison prevents false hard/soft generalisations.
- Form the adjective from its stored family, then form the noun independently.
| Family | Masc./neut. prep. | Fem. prep. |
|---|---|---|
| но́вый | но́вом | но́вой |
| си́ний | си́нем | си́ней |
| ру́сский | ру́сском | ру́сской |
| хоро́ший | хоро́шем | хоро́шей |
| большо́й | большо́м | большо́й |
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3.03 · Diagnostic families in one table · table 1
но́вый · но́вом · но́войси́ний · си́нем · си́нейMini-check
Give the prepositional pair for ру́сский. Which two families both show feminine -ой here?
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- Say the Russian examples aloud, cover the model, and retrieve the pattern once before continuing.