Russian grammar - The Accusative Case - Singular |
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The accusative case is used for the (direct) object of the verb - the thing in the sentence that is receiving the action. Verbs that take the direct object in the accusative case include смотреть (to look, to watch), видеть (to see), делать (to do) and писать (to write) For masculine nouns, in addition to gender and number, the accusative conjugation also depends on whether the noun is animate (person or animal), or inanimate (object or concept). • For animate masculine nouns, add an «-а» if it ends in a consonant; and if the ending is «-ь» replace it with «-я». • inanimate masculine nouns are unchanged in the accusative. • For feminine nouns «-а» changes to «-у», and «-я» changes to «-ю». • All other singular accusative nouns are unchanged including all neuter nouns. Some examples here use the verb смотреть на which means 'to look at' which also takes the direct object in the accusative case. |
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Алла делает торт.
Alla makes a cake.
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Медсестра делает укол.
The nurse gives an injection.
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Мы делаем ошибку.
We make a mistake.
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Я пишу письмо.
I write a letter.
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Ты пишешь сочинение.
You (informal) write a composition.
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Марина пишет заявление.
Marina writes an application.
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Вы пишете отчёт.
You (formal) write a report.
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Ученики пишут слово.
The pupils write a word.
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Я вижу кошку.
I see a cat.
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Он видит человека.
He sees a man.
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Мы видим корабль в море.
We see the ship in the sea.
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Они видят море в окне.
They see the sea in the window.
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Она видит автобус на углу.
She sees the bus at the corner.
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Ты смотришь сериал или фильм?
Are you (informal) watching a series or a movie?
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Мы смотрим фильм.
We are watching a movie.
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Кто видит луну в телескоп?
Who sees the moon in the telescope?
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Я смотрю на корабль на горизонте.
I am looking at the ship on the horizon.
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Он смотрит не на девушку, а на статую.
He is looking not at the girl but at the statue.
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Они смотрят на цветок в вазе.
They are looking at the flower in the vase.
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