Russian grammar - The Genitive Case - Quantity words |
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Analogous to the word 'of', the genitive is used when talking about quantities of something. It is also used with quantifiers like много (many, a lot), мало (few, not much, not enough), пара (a couple), немного (a little, some) and несколько (a few, several). Note that |
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Я хочу чашку чая.
I want a cup of tea.
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У нас есть бутылка водки.
We have bottle of vodka
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Ребенок хотел кусок хлеба.
The child wanted a slice of bread.
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У нас есть только литр молока.
We only have a litre of milk.
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В бутылке немного масла.
There is only a little oil in the bottle.
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В бокале много вина.
There is a lot of wine in the glass.
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Я хочу стакан воды, пожалуйста.
I want a glass of water, please.
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Она не хочет много мяса.
She doesn't want much meat.
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У нас есть мало соли.
We have a little salt.
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Буря в стакане воды.
A storm in a glass of water.
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На столе было несколько тортов.
There were some cakes on the table.
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В автобусе несколько человек.
There are several people on the bus.
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В этой книге есть всего пара ошибок.
There are only a couple of mistakes in this book.
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Он ест тарелку овощей.
He eats a plate of vegetables.
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На дереве было несколько каштанов.
There were several chestnuts on the tree.
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У нас много времени до начала спектакля.
We have a lot of time before the start of the play.
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У меня мало денег. Я не могу купить хлеб.
I don't have enough money. I can't but bread.
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