Dative Case

Question 1

What is the masculine singular noun ending for the dative case?

Answer 1

‘у’ is added if ending in a consonant, except й or ь.

If ending in й or ь then the ending is a ‘ю’ that replaces the final letter.

Question 2

What is the neuter singular noun ending for the dative case?

Answer 2

Same as the masculine

Question 3

What is the feminine singular noun ending for the dative case?

Answer 3

‘a’ is replaced by ‘е’

‘ь’ or ‘ия’, last letter replaced by ‘и’

Question 4

When is the dative case used most commonly?

Answer 4

To indicate the indirect object of a verb

Question 5

What prepositions is the dative case used after?

Answer 5

к and по

Question 6

What does к mean?

Answer 6

“towards” with verbs of motion

“to”, with verbs of motion, meaning to visit a person.

“by” in expressions of time

Question 7

What does по mean?

Answer 7

“along” with verbs of motion

“Through” with verbs of motion

“according to, by, on”

Question 8

What common verbs are used in the dative case?

Answer 8

помогáть to help someone

совéтовать to advise someone

звони ́ ть to phone, to call someone

говори ́ ть / сказáть to tell someone

(the someone is used in the dative case)

Question 9

What type of expressions is the dative case commonly used in?

Answer 9

Impersonal expressions

Question 10

What impersonal reflexive verbs is the dative case used with?

Answer 10

нравиться (to like)

хоте́ться (to feel like)

Question 11

When is the short adjective “ нужен” used with a noun or pronoun in the dative case?

Answer 11

To translate ‘to need’.

the gender and number of ‘ну ́ жен’ must agree with the gender and the number of the object of the sentence

Question 12

When is the dative case used in the expression of age?

Answer 12

It is used for the pronoun/noun in the expression of age.

i.e “Nina” in “Nina is one year old”

Нине один год.

Question 13

When is ‘год’ used to express age?

Answer 13

When the last number is a 1

Question 14

When is ‘года’ used to express age?

Answer 14

2,3,4 (22,33,44)

Question 15

When is ‘лет’ used to express age?

Answer 15

5 and above

Question 16

To need Masculine

Answer 16

нужен

Question 17

To need Fem

Answer 17

нужна

Question 18

To Need Neut

Answer 18

нужно

Question 19

To Need plural

Answer 19

нужны

Question 20

Пи тер идёт к магазину.

Answer 20

Peter walks towards the shop.

Question 21

Он идёт ко мне

Answer 21

He is walking towards me

Question 22

Тамáра идёт к врачу

Answer 22

Tamara visits a doctor

Question 23

Питер идёт в гóсти к Са́ше

Answer 23

Peter is paying a visit to Sasha.

Question 24

Всё кóнчится (will finish) к утру

Answer 24

Everything will be finished by the morning.

Question 25

Они идут по улице

Answer 25

They are walking along the street.

Question 26

Мы идём по лесу

Answer 26

We are walking through the forest

Question 27

Они идут по гóроду

Answer 27

They are walking through (around) the town

Question 28

По мнéнию профéссора – он умный человéк.

Answer 28

According to the professor, he is intelligent

Question 29

Ему трудно.

Answer 29

It is difficult for him.

Question 30

Питеру неслóжно

Answer 30

It is simple (not complicated) for Peter.

Question 31

Мне плóхо

Answer 31

I am sick/ I am unwell.

Question 32

Вам хóлодно?

Answer 32

Are you cold?

Question 33

Ему мóжно игрáть в футбóл

Answer 33

It is possible for him to play football.