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Genitive Singular

Reference, absence, source, quantities two through four, and the sound of -ого/-его

Reference, absence, source, quantities two through four, and the sound of -ого/-его

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Before you start

Prerequisites
Module 3.04
Estimated time
45 minutes
Lesson steps
10

Deliberately not taught here

  • Boundary: The case trigger belongs to the noun phrase. This module concentrates on adjective agreement and quantity syntax, not on relearning every genitive use from the noun course.
Small steps

What you will learn

  1. The genitive singular profile Once a singular noun phrase is genitive, every long adjective copies that case and the noun's gender.
  2. Masculine and neuter: -ого and -его Use the diagnostic family, not the dictionary ending alone, to choose the written vowel.
  3. Pronouncing written -ого/-его In adjective endings, written г is normally pronounced /v/: the spelling records morphology, not a letter-by-letter sound.
  4. Feminine: -ой and -ей Feminine genitive singular forms coincide with feminine dative, instrumental, and prepositional long forms in many paradigms.
  5. Absence, reference, and source A grammatical governor selects genitive; the adjective then agrees inside that phrase.
  6. Why 2, 3, and 4 create a split phrase In nominative and inanimate accusative quantity phrases, 2-4 impose special counting syntax rather than ordinary genitive agreement.
  7. Masculine and neuter after 2-4 For masculine and neuter heads, place a following long adjective in genitive plural while the counted noun is genitive singular.
  8. Feminine after 2-4: the useful norm and its variants The most teachable neutral model is две но́вые кни́ги: nominative-plural adjective plus genitive-singular noun.
  9. Stress, spelling, and whole-phrase verification A correct ending can still sound wrong if the lexical stress pattern or noun stress has not been learned.
  10. Genitive singular assessment Form and explain ordinary genitive phrases before solving the special 2-4 patterns.
Mastery

Ready means you can...

  • form complete masculine, neuter, and feminine genitive singular phrases
  • pronounce written -ого/-его as standard spoken Russian requires
  • use genitive adjective phrases after absence, reference, and prepositions
  • build the special nominative/accusative quantity patterns with 2, 3, and 4
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