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- <title xmlns:ng="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng">In case you were wondering</title><meta xmlns:ng="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng" name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The RUSSIAN Fast Course"><link rel="up" href="ch07.html" title="Chapter 7. Lesson 7"><link rel="prev" href="ch07s17.html" title="Listening Comprehension Exercise"><link rel="next" href="ch07s19.html" title="Personal Pronouns"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">In case you were wondering</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch07s17.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 7. Lesson 7</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch07s19.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="d5e15393"></a>In case you were wondering</h2></div></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="d5e15395"></a>The Dative Case</h3></div></div></div><p>The dative case is used to indicate the <span class="bold"><strong>indirect object</strong></span>
- in the sentence. In English, the indirect object will often follow a preposition such as
- "to" (I wrote a letter to my brother) or "for" (I bought this book for my sister.) In
- Russian, no preposition is needed in these sentences.</p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Я написа́л письмо́ <span class="bold"><strong>бра́ту</strong></span>.</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Я купи́ла э́ту кни́гу <span class="bold"><strong>сестре́</strong></span>.</em></span></p><p>Other uses of the dative case in Russian include:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>telling your age:</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>Мне</strong></span>
- пятьдеся́т лет.</em></span></td><td>I'm 50 years old.</td></tr><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>Ей</strong></span>
- пятна́дцать лет.</em></span></td><td>She's 15 years old.</td></tr><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>Ива́ну</strong></span> со́рок
- лет.</em></span></td><td>Ivan's 40 years old.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></li><li class="listitem"><p>describing how you feel:</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>Мне</strong></span>
- хо́лодно.</em></span></td><td>I'm cold.</td></tr><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>Ему́</strong></span>
- ску́чно.</em></span></td><td>He's bored.</td></tr><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>Та́не</strong></span>
- интере́сно.</em></span></td><td>Tanya's interested.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></li><li class="listitem"><p>indicating that you like someone or something:</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Э́тот самова́р <span class="bold"><strong>мне
- </strong></span>нра́вится.</em></span></td><td>I like that samovar.</td></tr><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>Нам</strong></span> нра́вится
- наш преподава́тель.</em></span></td><td>We like our teacher.</td></tr><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>Де́тям</strong></span> не
- нра́вится учи́тельница.</em></span></td><td>The kids don't like their teacher.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></li><li class="listitem"><p>with certain prepositions and verbs</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Я иду́ к <span class="bold"><strong>врачу</strong></span>́.</em></span></td><td>I'm going to the doctor.</td></tr><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Он идёт <span class="bold"><strong>по
- у́лице</strong></span>.</em></span></td><td>He's walking along the street.</td></tr><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вы <span class="bold"><strong>мне</strong></span>
- меша́ете.</em></span></td><td>You're bothering me.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></li></ol></div><p>The table below shows the forms of the Dative Case forms (D) for nouns and adjectives,
- and compares them to the Nominative (N), Accusative (A), Genitive (G) and Locative (L)
- forms.</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="1"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"><col class="c3"><col class="c4"><col class="c5"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" align="center">
- <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">OH</em></span></p>
- </td><td align="center">
- <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ОНА́</em></span></p>
- </td><td align="center">
- <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ОНО́</em></span></p>
- </td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ОНИ́</em></span></td></tr><tr><td>
- <p>N</p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вый студе́нт </em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рый дом</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вая студе́нтка </em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рая кварти́ра</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вое сло́во</em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рое крес́ло</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вые студе́нты</em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рые костю́мы</em></span>
- </p>
- </td></tr><tr><td>
- <p>A</p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вого студе́нта </em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рый дом</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вую студе́нтку </em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рую кварти́ру</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вое сло́во </em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рое кре́сло</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вых студе́нтов</em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рые костю́мы</em></span>
- </p>
- </td></tr><tr><td>
- <p>G</p>
- </td><td>
- <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вого студе́нта</em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рого до́ма</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вой студе́нтки </em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рой кварти́ры</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вого сло́ва </em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рого кре́сла</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вых студе́нтов</em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рых костю́мов</em></span>
- </p>
- </td></tr><tr><td>
- <p>L</p>
- </td><td align="left">
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">о но́вом студе́нте </em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">о/в ста́ром до́ме</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td align="left">
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">о но́вой студе́нтке </em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">о/в ста́рой кварти́ре</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td align="left">
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">о/в но́вом сло́ве</em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">о/в ста́ром кре́сле</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td align="left">
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">о/в но́вых студе́нтах</em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">о/в ста́рых костю́мах</em></span>
- </p>
- </td></tr><tr><td>
- <p>D</p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вому студе́нту </em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рому до́му</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вой студе́нтке </em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рой кварти́ре</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вому сло́ву </em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рому кре́слу</em></span>
- </p>
- </td><td>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но́вым студе́нтам</em></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ста́рым костю́мам</em></span>
- </p>
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