Русский язык. Вводный разговорно-грамматический практикум

I am from Kazakhstan, but now I live in Russia. I am married and have a family. My husband’s name is Peter, he is 36 years old. He is a businessman and has his own company. We have a daughter. Her name is Hertha. She is 7 years old and she is already in school. My parents live in Astana. My father’s name is Oleg, he is 60 years old. He is an engineer, and he is still working. My mother’s name is Galina. She is 66 years old. She is a pensioner and is no longer working. I also have a brother and sister. Maxim, he is 35 years old.

He lives in St. Petersburg. He is not married yet. My sister’s name is Elena. She also lives and works in St. Petersburg. She is married and has children. Children study together at school.

Grammar comment:

In the texts we will meet cases. In Russian cases are expressed by changing the endings of nouns and adjectives. This is one of the most difficult things in the language, and each case will be considered separately then. For now, try to remember the endings of nouns in indirect cases regarding some standard situations.

We have already said that in Russian indirect cases are used when it concerns to name and age.

Меня зовут (4 case) – NOT я зовут

Мне 20 лет (3 case) – NOT я 20 лет

Name (4 case)

(masсuline) Моего папу (дедушку, брата, сына) зовут

(feminine) Мою маму (бабушку, сестру, дочь) зовут

(m) твоего, eго, её, нашего, вашего, их

(f) твою, его, её, нашу, вашу, их

Age (3 case)

(m) Моему папе (дедушке, брату, сыну) … год, года, лет

(f) Моей маме (бабушке, сестре, дочери) … год, года, лет

(m) твоему, eго, её, нашему, вашему, их

(f) твоей, его, её, нашей, вашей, их

2) Note:

Countries also change endings depending on the case.

In Russian almost all countries have either masculine or feminine gender. The endings of the masculine countries – consonant or й, the endings of the feminine countries – а, ия, ея. Depending on the question, where and from where the endings are replaced.

Note: Some feminine countries with hard consonants in the stem have different endings.

Венесуэла – в Венесуэле— из Венесуэлы

Канада – в Канаде – из Канады

Украина – в Украине – из Украины

Аргентина – в Аргентине – из Аргентины

The neuter countries do not change ending

Конго – в Конго – из Конго

Упражнение 5. Write the name and the age of your family members.