How many cases in Russian

How many cases in Russian



According to the school program of the Russian language, studentspass only six cases - nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental and prepositional. Even they are enough to ensure that the children of the junior and middle classes are confused in case questions and corresponding endings. But what would they say, and adults, if it turned out that in fact, the case in the Russian language is even greater?





The case of the Russian language


















Instructions





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The very first case is nominative. The root and essence of its name is the name. That is, with the help of this case is called (called) the object. Therefore, in this case it is logical to ask exactly those questions that are "prescribed" in the school textbook: Who? Peter. What? Table.





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Then follows the genitive case. To remember it, we must imagine what it is related to. Birth, birth. Accordingly, the birth of someone or what? So, the genitive case answers the questions "Who?" Or "What?". One can not help recalling Pushkin's lines from a well-known tale: "The queen gave birth on the night either her son, her daughter, her little mouse, or the frog ..." Questions of whom? / What? in this case, the only possible.





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The genitive is the dative. In terms of raising questions, it's even simpler and more logical. You can give (something) to someone or something: "I give my book (to whom?) A friend." Or: "He puts flowers to (what?) The foot of the obelisk." It is necessary to remember clearly: the dative case answers questions "To whom?" Or "To what?".





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The next is the accusative case. You can blame, blame someone or something. "Daria in her misfortunes blamed (whom?) Evil friend." Or: "He was angry at (what?) Bad weather." That is, the accusative answers questions "Who?" And "What?".





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Following the accusative goes the instrumental case. Since the nominative case answers the question "Who?", Then this question can not concern the instrumentalist any more. The question "Who?" Is also excluded, it is the privilege of accusative. Instead, it is possible to get an answer to the questions, by whom or by whom does a person (subject) use for his creation (creativity). For example, who or what created the picture? Paint or pencil? Hence, the instrumental case is always the answer to the questions "Who?" Or "What?".





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Remains the last of the school program -prepositional. Why prepositional? Because most often can not do without prepositions. This is how he differs from the other five cases and answers the questions "(O) com?" Or "(O) than?". Examples: "Vanya tells (about what?) About a successful journey." Or: "Faith thinks (about whom?) About a sick girlfriend."