Prepositional Case

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Prepositional Case

Using prepositional case to add detail about specific location.

We primarily use prepositional case to talk about the location of someone or something.
We use prepositional case after the prepositions:
"В" to say "in" or "at"
"На" to say "on" or "at"
"О" to say "about something or someone"

For example: Я в банке

Specific Location

Phrases like "in the bank" that we just made, aren't actually necessary to make a complete sentence.
We use prepositional phrases to add detail. We add more info.
For example...
Я живу там в доме.
we could remove the prepositional phrase (in the house) and it really doesn't change the meaning or destroy the structure. It is simple extra detail to make the idea more specific.

Adding Extra Detail

Prepositional Case is used for...

Let's focus on our Noun endings right now!

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When we put nouns in Prepositional case, we usually add the letter

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"е"

"о"

"а"

"я"

"й"

Multiple Choice

Which of the following phrases is most correct Russian translation of "He is at the national university."

• Он в национальном университета.

• Он в национальном университете.

• Он в национальном университету.

• Он в национальном университети.

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Sometimes we have issues with spelling rules, such as with the word "Россия."
When you have a word that ends in "ИЯ or ИЕ," we can't change it to "Е" (РоссиЕ) so instead we add the ending ​

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For example, the word "Dormitory" : Общежитие --> в общежитии

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"И"

"О"

"Е"

"У"

"Ё"

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We also have issues with spelling rules when we have a soft sign at the end, like in the word, "Тетрадь"
We can't change the "ь" to "Е" (тетрадЕ) so instead we use the special/spelling rule ending ​

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"О"

"Е"

"У"

"Ё"

"И"

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What ending do we add to the word "офис" to make it prepositional? ​

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What ending do we add to the word "площадь" to make it prepositional? ​

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What ending do we add to the word "самолёт" to make it prepositional? ​

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Options (11)

студент (student)

машина (car-machine)

гараж (Garage)

фильм (Film)

банан (Banana)

окно (Window)

лощадь (horse)

лаборатория (Lab)

мечеть (Mosque)

шкаф (cabinet)

аэропорт (airport)

Organize these nouns into categories, based on how they would change!

Normal "Е" ending!

Rule "И" ending

Weird "У" ending

Remember that our Adjectives (describing words) have to follow both the case & gender of the noun they belong to!

Let's practice identifying the gender of a word that is already in a case. Then we will review the adjective endings for prepositional case!

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Let's Switch to Adjective Endings to add some detail!

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Options (16)

на карандаше

во фрукте

на компьютере

о человеке

на практике

о разминке

на столе

на доске

о студентке

в чае

на ручке

в пластике

в окне

о задании

в России

в центре

You have to be practiced at remembering the ORIGINAL form of nouns (the nominative form.) Look at these words in Prepositional case. Decide what their gender is. You will have to think about the form that they took originally to know!!

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

​Let's review the adjective endings for our Prepositional case!

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Options (7)

Е

У

И

ОЙ

ЕЙ

ОМ

ЕМ

Also remember that our Adjectives have longer endings than our Nouns most of the time. Organize the endings below!

Noun Endings

Adjective Endings

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If an adjective is weird like "синий," we will have to use the special adjective endings. How do we say:

В ​

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книге. (Книга)

В ​

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доме. (Дом)

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синей

синем

синий

сином

синой

Multiple Choice

Which Adjective Ending would accompany the phrase: In the big city - В ________ городЕ

• большом

• большой

• большая

• большую

Multiple Choice

Which adjective ending would work in the phrase: "At the local post office" - На ______ почтЕ.

• местном

• местной

• местная

• местную

Multiple Choice

What do you think?

Have you noticed that Neuter has the same rules/Endings as...

• MASCULINE Words

• FEMININE Words

Multiple Choice

How would we say "in the new dormitory?"

• В новОМ общежитиИ

• В новОЙ общежитиИ

• В новАЯ общежитиИ

• В новЫЙ общежитиИ

Multiple Choice

Which is the accurate translation of:

"In the black bus."

• В чёрной автобусе, because it is a feminine, regular word.

• В чёрном автобусе, because It is a regular, masculine word

• В чёрнем автобусе. It is masculine with a spelling rule.

• В чёрней* автобусе. It is feminine with a spelling rule.

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Complete the sentences with the proper prepositional adjective endings:

1. В этом стар​

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здании.

2. На этой интересн​

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пицце.

3. В этом син​

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океане.

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ом

ой

ем

ей

Remember that our Plural endings can be applied to ALL of our different nouns-adjectives.

Let's practice identifying the gender of a word that is already in a case. Then we will review the plural adjective & noun endings for prepositional case!

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Let's Switch to Plural Endings to Finish up!

​Let's review the endings for our Plural Prepositional Phrases!

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Look at each prepositional phrase in Russian. Decide the Gender of each phrase!

• В маленькой площади.

• В большом метро.

• В дальном столе.

• В специальных школах

• В центральных магазинах.

Feminine Singular

Neuter Singular

Masculine Singular

Feminine Plural

Masculine Plural

• Feminine Singular

• Neuter Singular

• Masculine Singular

• Feminine Plural

• Masculine Plural

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Options (11)

ом

ой

ей

ем/ём

ых

ях

е

и

у

их

ах

Group these Prepositional Endings! Which belong to which category?

Singular Nouns

Singular Adjectives

Plural Nouns

Plural Adjectives

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct Russian translation of "In beautiful cities?"

• В красивом городе

• В красивой городе

• В красивый город

• В красивых городах

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Choose the correct Ending for this phrase in Russian:

"In intense situations"

В ​ интенсивн​

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ситуаци​

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ых

ях

их

ах

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Translate the following phrase into Russian using the words below: "In the central regions."



В ​

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​

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центральных

центрольном

центральних

районах

районе

районях

​Treat the next part as a "test" to see how you do with everything we know about prepositional case!

Good luck!

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Let's do a Final Check of all this!

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Options (13)

а/я

о/е/ё

к-т-д-н-р-etc.

ы/и/а/я

ый/ий/ой

ое/ее

ая/яя

ые/ие

е/и/у

ах/ях

ом/ем/ём

ой/ей

ых/их

Organize the endings by case & type

Nominative Noun

Nominative Adjective

Prepositional Noun

Prepositional Adjective

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Here is an excerpt from an authentic Russian text about forests' and woods' importance to Russian history.

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Which 2 phrases phrases are in Prepositional Case? Click the boxes that contain prepositional case!

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Also keep in mind, some cases look similar
AND
"в/на" do not ONLY take prepositional. You will need to look carefully at the context/endings to see if it is truly Prepositional!

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Complete the phrases below with the appropriate ending:



1. Она не в *старш​

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город​

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(She is not in the old city)

2. Они в маленьк​​

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дом​

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там. (They are in the small houses over there)

3. Я в историческ​ой Росси​

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​. (I am in historical Russia)

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That's the end of Prepositional!

Which parts were hardest for you? Choose 1-3 Options

• Knowing the letters in the endings, themselves

• Deciding if words were single or Plural

• Deciding if words were feminine, masculine, or neuter

• Knowing when to use special Rules and spelling-rule endings

• Putting the endings together in a sentence