Кошка, часть 2-ая
The generic Russian word for cat is кошка. It declines like this.
| Sg | Pl | |
| Nom | кошка | кошки |
| Acc | кошку | кошек |
| Gen | кошки | |
| Pre | кошке | кошках |
| Dat | кошкам | |
| Ins | кошкой | кошками |
In the US we summon cats with "here, kitty-kitty-kitty." In Russia you summon a cat by saying «кис-кис». In the summer I was at Raifa Monastery and experimented. Sure enough, the cats did *not* respond to the American version, but they immediately responded to the Russian version.
| — Ты любишь кошек? — Люблю. |
“Do you like cats?” “I do.” |
| Кис-кис! Ах, какая ты ласковая! Хочу привезти тебя домой, но мама просто не разрешает. | Here, kitty-kityy! Oh, you are so sweet! I want to take you home, but Mama won't let me. |
| Нашу кошку всегда мучит соседская собака. | The neighbors’ dog is always tormenting our cat. |
| — Где Даша? — Она во дворе играет с кошками. |
“Where is Dasha?” “She's in the courtyard playing with the cats” |
Last summer one of my students was recovering from a laparoscopic procedure in Kazan's Hospital #18. He was horrified to see a cat wandering through the ward. I mentioned that to my friend Flyura, and she just laughed and said,
| В каждой русской больницe есть кошки. Они вообще такие ласковые, что прямо подходят и залазят тебе в сумку. | Every Russian hospital has cats, and they are usually so friendly that they'll just come right up and crawl into your purse. |
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