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Type II / Class II endings
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Type II / Class II endings
Build the second regular Russian present-tense ending family.
Conjugation only: non-reflexive Type II / Class II present forms.
Before you start
- Prerequisites
- Module 1.01 ending-family idea · Recognise the six person slots
- Estimated time
- 55 minutes
- Lesson steps
- 10
Deliberately not taught here
- Aspect contrast
- Reflexive verbs
- Motion-verb system
- Prefixes
Practical diagnostic
How do I know which type a verb is?
The infinitive is a clue, not a guarantee. Many -ать, -ять, and -еть verbs are Type I, while many -ить verbs are Type II, but exceptions exist in both directions. The safest check is to inspect finite forms.
Small steps
What you will learn
- What this module teaches Recognise and produce the Type II ending family without trusting the infinitive alone.
- The transparent pattern: говорить See the Type II ending family across a verified six-person paradigm.
- The full Type II ending family Use the full singular/plural table, including я and они variants.
- Why -ить is only a clue Classify a verb from its finite paradigm instead of a single infinitive spelling.
- Spelling of -у/-ю and -ат/-ят Apply Russian spelling after ж, ш, ч, and щ.
- First-person consonant alternations Recognise that the я form may have a different stem consonant from the rest of the Type II paradigm.
- Stress mobility Treat stress as lexical information that can interact with a consonant alternation.
- Irregular and defective behaviour Know when a high-frequency verb should not be forced into a regular table.
- Analyse diagnostic forms Classify an unfamiliar verb from finite evidence.
- Mastery check Review the six endings, diagnostics, spelling, stress, and lexical alternations.
Mastery
Ready means you can...
- Name and produce all six Type II person endings.
- Classify from finite diagnostic forms rather than infinitive spelling alone.
- Treat stress and consonant alternations as verified lexical information.