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Lesson 5 of 10

Absence, reference, and source

A grammatical governor selects genitive; the adjective then agrees inside that phrase.

  • High-frequency frames should be stored as meaningful chunks. They make case selection automatic while the diagnostic adjective makes the ending visible.
3.05 · Absence, reference, and source · table 1
FrameExampleMeaning
нетнет свобо́дного ме́стаthere is no free place
уу но́вого учи́теляat / in the possession of
изиз большо́го го́родаout of / from
безбез ва́жной информа́цииwithout
длядля ру́сского студе́нтаfor
о́колоо́коло ста́рого мо́стаnear
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3.05 · Absence, reference, and source · table 1

нет · нет свобо́дного ме́ста · there is no free placeу · у но́вого учи́теля · at / in the possession of
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Complete: у + мой ста́рший брат. Change to plural: нет но́вой кни́ги.

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