Archives for: "December 2010"

Карта

by Bella  

I remember back in the old days, the 90s, everyone I knew had at least one карта in the glove-box. This means map in Russian. And I don't know anyone who carries a paper version these days. Sg Pl Nom карта карты Acc карту карты Gen карты карт Pre карте… more »

Шкаф

by Don  

Now here is word that is interesting. It describes a piece of furniture standing in a room that hold either books or clothes or something else. It usually has doors on it. It declines like this: Sg Pl Nom шкаф шкафы Acc Gen шкафa шкафов Pre шкафе шкафах… more »

Клубника

by Bella  

My favorite fruit is the strawberry- клубника. When I was a very young girl in Russia, we had a neighbor who used to grow them in her yard. So my love of the red berry developed early. I will admit to being picky and preferring things with real… more »

Весь

by Don  

The Russian word весь can be translated as ‘all,’ “the whole” or “the entire.” It declines like this: Masc Neut Fem Pl Nom весь всё вся все Acc * всю * Gen всего всeй всех Pre всём Dat всему всемм Ins всем всеми One of the most common uses of this word… more »

А

by Don  

Back in the seventies American television had a little spasm in which it thought that blurbs between TV shows on Saturday mornings should be educational. There was “Bicentennial Rock” as 1976 approached, and there was “Multiplication Rock” and even… more »

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