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							<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:pls="http://www.w3.org/2005/01/pronunciation-lexicon" xmlns:ssml="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><head><title>In case you were wondering</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docbook-epub.css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/><link rel="prev" href="ch04s04.xhtml" title="Listening comprehension exercise"/><link rel="next" href="ch04s06.xhtml" title="Useful words and expressions"/></head><body><header/><section class="section" title="In case you were wondering" epub:type="subchapter" id="d0e14647"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both">In case you were wondering</h2></div></div></div><section class="section" title="The genitive case" epub:type="division" id="d0e14650"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">The genitive case</h3></div></div></div><p>The Genitive case has a number of different functions, the most important ones
        being:</p><div class="itemizedlist" epub:type="list"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>- showing possession (the 's form in English)</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Э́то маши́на
                  Ива́на.</em></span></td>
              <td>This is Ivan's car</td>
            </tr><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Э́то кни́га
                  Мари́ны.</em></span></td>
              <td>This is Marina's book.</td>
            </tr><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Она́ живёт в до́ме
                  роди́телей.</em></span></td>
              <td>She lives in her parents' house.</td>
            </tr></table></div></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>- indicating a noun which modifies another noun</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Он мэр
                  Москвы́.</em></span></td>
              <td>Не is the mayor of Moscow.</td>
            </tr><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Э́то уче́бник ру́сского
                  языка́.</em></span></td>
              <td>This is a Russian language textbook.</td>
            </tr><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Она́ учи́тельница
                  матема́тики.</em></span></td>
              <td>She is a math teacher.</td>
            </tr><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">стака́н
                  молока́</em></span></td>
              <td>a glass of milk</td>
            </tr><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">остано́вка
                  авто́буса</em></span></td>
              <td>a bus stop</td>
            </tr><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">буты́лка
                  вина́</em></span></td>
              <td>a bottle of wine</td>
            </tr></table></div></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>- indicating quantity with numbers</p><p>2,3,4: <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">кни́ги</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">до́ма</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">окна</em></span>́ (Gen. singular)</p><p>5-20: <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">книг</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">домо́в</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">око́н</em></span> (Gen. plural)</p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>- indicating absence of someone or something using the word <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">нет</em></span> (the opposite of <span xml:lang="ru" class="bold"><strong>есть)</strong></span></p><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Есть
                кни́ги.</em></span></td>
              <td>There are books.</td>
            </tr><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Нет
                книг.</em></span></td>
              <td>There aren't (any) books.</td>
            </tr><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Есть
                вре́мя.</em></span></td>
              <td>There is time.</td>
            </tr><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Нет
                вре́мени.</em></span></td>
              <td>There's no time.</td>
            </tr><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">У него́ есть
                  сын.</em></span></td>
              <td>He has a son.</td>
            </tr><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">У него́ нет
                  сы́на.</em></span></td>
              <td>He doesn't have a son.</td>
            </tr><tr valign="top">
              <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ива́н сего́дня на
                  уро́ке.</em></span></td>
              <td>Ivan is in class today.</td>
            </tr><tr>
              <td valign="top"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ива́на нет
                  сего́дня на уро́ке.</em></span></td>
              <td>Ivan is not in class today.</td>
            </tr></table></div></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>- indicating possession with preposition у followed by a noun or pronoun plus the
            word <span xml:lang="ru" class="bold"><strong>есть</strong></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">У <span class="bold"><strong>меня́
              </strong></span>есть....</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">У <span class="bold"><strong>них
              </strong></span>есть...</em></span>.</p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">У <span class="bold"><strong>Ива́на</strong></span>
              есть....</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">У <span class="bold"><strong>Ири́ны</strong></span>
              есть....</em></span></p><p>Note that the object owned is in the <span class="bold"><strong>nominative
              case</strong></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">У меня́ есть <span class="bold"><strong>кни́га</strong></span>.</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">У них есть <span class="bold"><strong>де́ти</strong></span>.</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">У Ива́на есть <span class="bold"><strong>маши́на.</strong></span></em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">У Ири́ны есть <span class="bold"><strong>соба́ка.</strong></span></em></span></p></li></ul></div></section><section class="section" title="Personal pronouns" epub:type="division" id="d0e14914"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">Personal pronouns</h3></div></div></div><p>The table below shows the forms of the Genitive case (G) for nouns and adjectives and
        compares them to Nominative case (N) and Accusative case (A).</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1" width="100%"><col width="1cm"/><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><thead><tr align="center" valign="top">
            <td/>
            <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">OH</em></span></td>
            <td><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ОНА́</em></span></strong></span></td>
            <td><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ОНО́</em></span></strong></span></td>
            <td><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ОНИ́</em></span></strong></span></td>
          </tr></thead><tr align="center" valign="top">
          <td>N</td>
          <td>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вый студе́нт</em></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рый дом</em></span>
            </p>
          </td>
          <td>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вая студе́нтка</em></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рая кварти́ра</em></span>
            </p>
          </td>
          <td>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вое сло́во</em></span>
            </p>
            <p xml:lang="ru">ста́рое кре́сло</p>
          </td>
          <td>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вые студе́нты</em></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рые костю́мы</em></span>
            </p>
          </td>
        </tr><tr align="center" valign="top">
          <td>A</td>
          <td>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вого студе́нта</em></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рый дом</em></span>
            </p>
          </td>
          <td>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вую студе́нтку</em></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рую кварти́ру</em></span>
            </p>
          </td>
          <td>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вое сло́во</em></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рое кре́сло</em></span>
            </p>
          </td>
          <td>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вых студе́нтов</em></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рые костю́мы</em></span>
            </p>
          </td>
        </tr><tr align="center" valign="top">
          <td>G</td>
          <td>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вого студе́нта</em></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рого до́ма</em></span>
            </p>
          </td>
          <td>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вой студе́нтки</em></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рой кварти́ры</em></span>
            </p>
          </td>
          <td>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вого сло́ва</em></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рого кре́сла</em></span>
            </p>
          </td>
          <td>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вых студе́нтов</em></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рых костю́мов</em></span>
            </p>
          </td>
        </tr></table></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражне́ние №18." epub:type="division" id="d0e15141"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражне́ние</em></span> №18.</h3></div></div></div><p>Find examples of the Genitive case in Lessons 2-4.</p></section></section><footer/></body></html>