Genitive Case

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Genitive Case

• ??????????? ?????

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Genitive NOUN ENDINGS

• M/N -? / -?
• F -? / -?

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Give the genitive case

• ??????
• ???????
• ?????
• ?????
• ??????
• ??????

• ??????
• ??????
• ??????
• ??????
• ???????
• ???????

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Genitive Adjective endingsM/N -??? / -??? F
-?? / -??

• ?????? ????????? ??????
• ??? ????? ??????
• ???? ????? ???????
• ????? ??????? ?????
• ? ??????? ??? ?????? ??????

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Genitive Pronouns

• ????
• ????
• ???
• ???
• ??

• ???
• ???
• ??
• ?????
• ?????

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Uses of the Genitive

• 1. Possession
• ??? ????? ????.
• ?? ?? ???? ???? ???????.
• ??? ?????? ????? ?????.
• (But pronouns are not used this way -- why not?
  ??? ????? ???? is wrong)

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Uses of the Genitive

• 2. With ? ???? to mean has
• ? ???? ???? ?????.
• ? ??????? ???? ????.
• ? ????? ????? ???? ??????.
• (Remember that contrary to what you expect, the
  thing you have is the subject and in nominative
  case!)

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Uses of the Genitive

• If you use ? WITHOUT ???? it tells you only where
  something is
• ??? ?????? ????? ? ????.
• Where is the book? Katya has it.
• ????? ? ???.
• (She has it. Why the ?- ?)

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Uses of the Genitive

• 3. Genitive is used after ??? to deny the
  existence of something.
• ? ???????? ??? ?????????.
• This is logically the subject, but its in the
  genitive case!
• ???? ??? ???????? ??????.
• (Whos absent today? Boris.)

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Uses of the Genitive

• 3a. Genitive is sometimes used for the direct
  object after negation
• ? ????????????. ? ?? ?? ????.
• I dont eat any meat.
• ?? ???? ??????.
• I dont want any milk.

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Uses of the Genitive

• 4. (Partitive) genitive is used for something
  quantified a quantity of something
• ??????? ????
• ?????? ??????
• Some masculine nouns have a special ending in -?
  for partitive
• ????? ???
• ????? ????????

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Uses of the Genitive

• 4. This (Partitive) genitive can also be used for
  the direct object
• ??????? ??? ????, ??????????!
• Pour me some wine, please!
• ????!
• Some water! (as opposed to ????, ??????????! --
  The water, please!)

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Uses of the Genitive

• 5. Genitive singular is used after the numbers 2,
  3, 4, and compounds including them
• ? ???? ??? ?????? ? ??? ?????.
• ??????? ?????????? ? 23 ????.

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6. Other prepositions that take the genitive

• ?? -- out of, from -- corresponds to ?
• ? -- off of, from -- corresponds to ??
• ?? -- from a person -- corresponds to ?
• ??? -- without (compare negation)
• ?????? -- against
• ????? -- after
• ?? -- before / until

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6. Other prepositions that take the genitive

• ????? ????? ???? ???? ?? ????? ?? ?????, ? ?
  ????? ?? ???? ?????.
• ?????? ?? ????? ?? ???????????? ?????? ????? ???
  ?????
• ??? ?????? ?? ????? ?? ????????.
• (do not use ?? for people, as it means from
  inside of!)
• ?? ????????!

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??? ????

• ?????? ????.

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??? ????

• ?????? ??????? ?????.

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??? ????

• ????? ???.

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??? ??????. ????? ??? ??????

• ????? ??????.

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? ????? ??? ??????

• ????? ??????.

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??? ???? ????????

• ???, ??? ??? ???????.

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Genitive plural formation is somewhat
complicated, but the basic rules are as follows

• Start with the Nominative Singular. If it has an
  ending take it off
• ????? -- ??? ????
• ????? -- ??? ????
• ???? -- ??? ???
• ?????? -- ??? ?????

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If Nom. Sg. doesnt have an ending, add one

• Add -?? / -?? after hard consonants and ?
• ???? -- ??? ??????
• ??? -- ??? ?????
• ????? -- ??? ??????
• ?????????? -- ??? ???????????
• ??? -- 5 ?????

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If Nom. Sg. doesnt have an ending, add one

• Add -?? after soft consonants and hushers (?, ?,
  ?, ?)
• ??????? -- ??? ????????
• ???????? -- ??? ??????????
• ??????? -- ??? ????????
• ????? -- ??? ???????

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The Gen. Pl. Adjective ending is always-?? / -??

• ? ??? ???? ????? ?????? ???
• ? ??? ??? ????? ????.
• ? ???????? ???? ??????? ??????????
• ???, ? ??? ??? ??????? ????????.
• ? ???????? ???? ??????? ?????
• ???, ? ??? ??? ??????? ?????.

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??????? ? ?????? ????????

• ??? ?????.

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??????? ? ?????? ???????

• ??? ??????.

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??? ????

• ??? ???????.

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? ???????? 1 ???????

• ???. ??? ???????.

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? ???????? 1 ????????

• ???. ??? ???????.

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??? ?? ????????

• ?????? ???????.

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??? ????? ?? ???????????

• ??? ?????.

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?? ???? ?????????. ?????? ? ??? ?? ???? ????, ?

• ??? ????.