Cases
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accusative
at home, in the home, to the home
дома, доме, домой
I like cats.
Мне нравятся кошки.
The different cases used for motion in a location vs motion towards, respectively.
Prepositional and Accusative
accusative and dative
решать/решить and обяснать/обяснить
Paintings hang behind the couch.
Картины висят за диваном.
How would you translate "own" in Russian? When is it most important?
"Свой" - most important in 3rd person sentences
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Dative
Nightstand, armchair, wardrobe, alarm clock
тумбочка, кресло, шкаф, будилник
I would like to become an actor.
Я хочу стать актером.
What is the difference between instrumental case with the preposition "c" and instrumental case alone?
Instrumental case with the preposition "c" implies accompaniment, and without implies instrumentality.
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Prepositional
Mouth, teeth, lips, and tongue
Рот, зубы, губы, и язык
My father is thirty four years old.
Why (in terms of cases) is the verb "teach" weird in Russian.
The thing taught is considered the indirect object (dative), and the person taught is considered the direct object (accusative).
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Instrumental
Short jacket, long coat, raincoat, cardigan
Будилник
I would like to live in Great Britain.
Я хотел(а) бы жить в великой британии.
Prepositions that imply motion towards are в, на and к. What are the prepositions that imply origin (from) that match with those prepositions respectively.
из, с, от