Date Expressions

Question 1

How to Ordinal Numbers Function?

Answer 1

Like Adjectives

Question 2

пéрвый / пéрвое / пéрвая / пéрвые

Answer 2

1st

Question 3

What does the construction used for Date Expressions in Russian depend on?

Answer 3

The Type of Question asked

Question 4

What cases are used for the question “What is the date today”?

Answer 4

the ordinal number of the date
in the nominative case, with neuter ending, followed by the month in the genetive case

Question 5

Како́е сего́дня число?

Answer 5

What is the date today?

Question 6

Сего́дня два́дцать пе́рвое сентября́.

Answer 6

Today is the 21st of September

Question 7

(on) the 31st of August

Answer 7

три́дцать пе́рвого а́вгуста

Question 8

What construction is used for the question “On What date is X occuring?”

Answer 8

To say ‘on’ a particular date, the whole phrase needs to take the genitive case:

Question 9

‘до’

Answer 9

until (followed by Genitive)

Question 10

‘с’…‘до’

Answer 10

From…Until… (all in Genitive)

Question 11

What case is used for Greetings and Wishes?

Answer 11

Genitive

Question 12

What case is used to express seasons and parts of the day?

Answer 12

Instrumental, no prepositions used