Russian Plural Nouns: How to Form Them
Russian plural endings — -ы, -и, -а and -я — how to choose between them, plus дома́, друзья́, лю́ди, де́ньги, and the nouns that have no plural at all.
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How to Say "Both" in Russian: оба, обе and и ..., и ...
Both in Russian is not always оба. Learn when to use оба and обе, when you need и ..., и ..., and how to say neither.
Grammar in UseCases
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Hard and Soft Vowels in Russian: Why Every Ending Comes in Two Versions
Ten vowel letters, five sounds. Learn how hard and soft stems work, why every Russian ending has two spellings, and the spelling rules that follow.
PronunciationCases
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Russian Noun Gender: Masculine, Feminine and Neuter
Gender decides how everything around a noun behaves. How to read it off the ending, and what to do when the ending doesn't tell the truth.
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Instrumental Case: Basics – Nouns and Personal Pronouns
The case behind со мной, ко́фе с молоко́м and писа́ть ру́чкой. When Russian needs с, when it doesn't, and every ending for nouns and personal pronouns.
Cases
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По: One Preposition, Many Meanings
The Russian word по seems to mean something new every time — along the street, by phone, on Mondays, according to plan. Here's every use, with clear examples.
PrepositionsGrammar in Use
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Что угодно: Say Anything at All in Russian
Meet угодно — the Russian word for anything at all, with zero limits, and how it beats -нибудь.
Grammar in UsePronouns
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Dative Case: Basics – Nouns and Personal Pronouns
Learn the Russian dative case step by step — verbs that take it, noun and pronoun endings, мне нравится, мне нужно, age, and the preposition к, all with exercises.
Cases
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Russian Words You Already Know
Thousands of Russian words share endings with English — -tion, -ism, -ist, and more. Learn the patterns and start recognizing Russian vocabulary today.
Vocabulary
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The Russian Particle «ли»: How to Ask Yes/No Questions
The Russian particle ли turns any statement into a yes/no question. Learn to ask questions, say "whether," and stop confusing ли and если — with simple examples and exercises.
Grammar in UseSentence Structure
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The Russian Subjunctive: Just Add бы
The Russian subjunctive has no special form — just past tense + бы. Learn to say "would," "I'd like," and "if only," with clear examples and exercises.
Verbs
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Russian Past Tense: How to Form It
Learn the Russian past tense the easy way: one rule, four endings, был/была and the few irregulars. Clear examples, common mistakes, and exercises with answers.
Verbs
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Prepositional Case: Basics - Nouns and Personal Pronouns
The Russian prepositional case is the easiest one to learn — usually you just add -е. See when to use в, на and о, with clear examples and free exercises.
Cases
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