- •Its forms and usage
- •1.1.1.2. Masculine nouns with stressed о, е, ё in the final syllaЫe of the stem
- •1.1.4. Ldiomatic expressions and set-phrases
- •1.2. Feminine gender nouns in the genitive case singular
- •1.2.1. The endings -ы and -и.
- •1.3.2. The ten neuter gender nouns which end in -мя in nominative singular
- •1.4. 1.4. Dropping the singular ending -а
- •1.4.1.Б. Retention of the nominative singular form as the genitive plural form
- •1.4.1.5. Dropping the singular ending -ин
- •1.4.2. Feminine gender nouns in the genitive plural 1.4.2.1. Dropping the singular ending -а
- •1.4.2.3. Dropped ending -а or -я and the insertion of а 'fleeting vowel'
- •1.4.З.2. Dropping of -е/-о ending and the insertion of the 'fleeting vowel' е
- •1.4.4. Nouns that have no singular form
- •1.4.3.5. Neuter gender nouns that end in -мя in nominative singular
- •1.4.4. 1. Zero-ending
- •1.4.4.2. The endings -ов and -ев
- •1.4.5. Adjectival nouns
- •1.S.1. Adjectives
- •1.S.1.1. Hard stem in singular
- •1.5.1.2. Soft stem in singular
- •1.5. 1.3. Exceptions in singular
- •1.5.1.4. Plural
- •1.5.2. Participles
- •1. 7.3. Lndicative pronouns
- •2.1. Дdnominal genitive 2.1.1. Ownership/possession
- •2.1.2. :Relatio
- •2. 1.4.1. Тпе асегп of action
- •2.1.4.2. The object of action
- •2.1.5.2. Lndefinite quantity
- •2.1.6. The partitive genitive
- •2.1. 7. The nouns following adjectives and participles
- •2.1.8. Genitive case of time
- •2.2. Adverblal genitive 2.2.1. Object of а verb
- •Verbs and adverbs
- •2. 2. З. Nouns used with transitive verbs
- •2.2.4. The genitive case of negation
- •2.2.4.1. {А) lmpersonal constructions
- •2.2.4.4. (D) Negative verbal adverbs or participles
- •2.2.4.5. (Е) Stressed absolute negation
- •2.2.4.3. (С) Direct object with negation
- •2.2.4.6. (F) Set phrases with negation
- •2.2.4. 7. {G) Direct object is an abstract noun or pronoun
- •3.1.1. Simple primary prepositions
- •Imple adverblal prepositions
- •3.2. Complex prepositions
- •3. 2. 2. Complex nominal prepositions
- •3.2.5. Prepositions followed exclusively Ьу the genitive case
- •3.3.3. Ввиду - in view of, as, since
- •3.3.5. Взамен - instead of, in place of
- •3.3.6. Вместо - instead of, in place of
- •3.3.8. Внизу- at the foot of, at the bottom of
- •3.3.11. Возле - Ьу, oear, close Ьу
- •3.3.12. Вокруг - around, round
- •3.3.14. Вроде - like, not unlike, such as
- •3.3.15. Вследствие - owing to, on account of, in consequence of
- •3.3.42. Против - against, opposite
- •3.4.3. Special uses of douЫe prepositions
- •3.5.8. Независимо от- irrespective of
- •3.6.11. 8 Знак- as а sign of, as а token of
- •3.6.26. В порядке- in order of, as а matter of
- •3.6.27. В продолжение- during, for, in the course of
- •3.6.28. В pamкax-within the framework of
- •3.6.51. По причине- for the reason of, because of
- •3. 7. Genitive case prepositional constructions with complex verbal prepositions
- •3. 7. 1. Исходя из - proceeding from
2. 1.4.1. Тпе асегп of action
ублике понравилось выступление певца. Th performance.
Студентам понравилась лекция профессора Никитина. Тпе studeots liked orofessor Nikitin's lecture.
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2.1.4.2. The object of action
The genitive case is used to denote the object of an .
process indicated Ьу а noun. ~
Приготовление обеда занимает много времени 0
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preparation takes а lot of пгпе.
в понедельник будут выборы председателя. The electioo the chairman will take place on Monday.
2.1.5.
easure and quantit
The genitive case геэйаез а variety of meanings associated the concepts of quan~ity апс measure.
2.1.5.1. The exact quantity килограмм яблок
а kilogram of apples
семь карандашей seven pencils
Genitive singular is used to denote quantity after the numerals two (два), three (три) and four (четыре) and genitive plural is used denote quantity after the numeral five (пять) and above.
два стола two taЫes
два слова two words
две книги two books
три стола, слова, книги three taЫes, words, books
четыре стола, слова, книги four taЫes, words, books пять столов, елов, книг five taЫes, words, books
NB: After the numeral one (один, одна, одно) the nominative~ singular is used when the noun expresses а subject. \Nhen the noor expresses ап object the accusative singular is used for masculi~ inanimate or neuter gender ( один, одно), for masculine animare (одного) and forfeminiпe gender noun (одну). Atterthenumeral! two (два, две), three (три) and four ( четыре) as well as thef composites (32, 73, etc.) and both (оба, обе) thegenitivesingu~w is used. The use of а grammatical case nominative, the genitive5in· gular or genitive plural is determined Ьу the last digit in а complei number.
For ехатр/е:
three hundred and twenty one
books
four hundred and twenty two
books
five hundred and rvventy three books
seven hundred and twenty юцг books
seven hundred and twenty seven books
2.1.5.2. Lndefinite quantity
lt is цэес with the words expressing an indefinite quantity such asthe пouns: большинство-mаjоritу, меньшинство-minоritу, множество - multitude; indefine numerals: мало - few/little, много - many, несколько - several, столько - so many; interrogative numeral: сколько - how many and with an adverb: достаточно - enough.
большинство студентов majority of students
меньшинство студентов мало студентов
много студентов множество примеров несколько секунд сколько лет
столько вопросов достаточно примеров
триста двадцать одна книга
четыреста двадцать две книги
пятьсот двадцать три книги
семьсот двадцать четыре книги
семьсот двадцать семь книг
minority of students
а few students
many students multitude of examples several seconds
how many years / how old so many questions enough examples
NB: The nouns modifying the words denoting indefinite quantity are used in the genitive plural except for the material поцпв, that have no plural: мало молока - а little milk, много сахару - а lot of sugar, мало муки - а little flour.
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2.1.5.3. Genitive plural after words denoting collective notions Expressed Ьу collective nouns: букет цветов группа студентов команда футболистов мешочек конфет пара туфель
а bunch of flowers а group of students а football team
а small bag of sweets
стая птиц
Expressed Ьу collective numerals: трое друзей
двое детей
четверо детей
