Eugenia Nekrasova

A Basic Modern Russian Grammar

ADJECTIVAL TYPE OF DECLENSION IN RUSSIAN

The following categories of Russian words have the adjectival case forms:

all types of adjectives

possessive pronouns - ìîé, òâîé, íàø, âàø

all demonstrative pronouns - ýòîò, òîò, такой and other pronouns in combination with them

interrogative/relative pronouns - какой, ÷åé, который - which, who

indefinite and negative pronouns based on êàêîé, чей, которûé, некоторые - only Plural

possessive reflexive pronoun - ñâîé

determinative pronouns - самый, âåñü - whole, каждый - each, every

all long participles - сломаный, опоздавший, опаздывающий etc.

ordinal numerals - первый - first, двадцать первый - 21-st

adjectival nouns - дежурный - person on duty, мороженое - ice-

cream, набережная - embankment etc.

participial nouns -

раненый - a wounded person, прохожий - a passer by etc.

family names of adjectival origin - Достоевский, Толстая etc.

place names and names of subway, railroad stations, hotels etc. -

Коломенское (earlier village, now a part of Moscow), Жуковский (town), Луговая (station), Смоленская (subway station), also Прибалтийская (hotel) etc.

generalizing/replacing words -

ýòî - this, that, âñ¸ - everything, âñå - everybody, everyone (only Plural), многие - many (only Plural).

The Declension of Nouns, Adjectives and Adjectival words in the Singular

Eugenia Nekrasova

A Basic Modern Russian Grammar

As for the declension types all the adjectives and adjectival words can be grouped as follows:

Masculine and Neuter

Singular adjectives

директор

The declension of Masculine and Neuter adjectives in the Singular

Nom. Ýòî íàø íîâûé директор. This is our new director. Gen. Ó íîâîãî директора красивая машина.

The new director has a nice car.

ß èäó ê íîâîìó директору. I am going to the new director. Я уже видел новîãî директора. I have already seen the new director.

Я говорил с новûì директором. I spoke with the new director.

Prep. Я рассказал о новîì директоре. I told about the new director.

The following words belong to this declension type:

all Masculine and Neuter long adjectives, long participles, ordinal numerals and adjectival pronouns ending in -ûé or -îé,

all possessive adjectives like мамин and their Neuter forms.

Exception: h

words with ã, ê, õ and æ, ø stems. Notice!

The Declension of Nouns, Adjectives and Adjectival words in the Singular

The following words belong to this declension type:

Masculine long adjectives ending in -íèé, -÷èé, -æèé, -ùèé, -øèé,

-ñèé, long participles ending in -ùèé or -øèé and their Neuter forms. For example:

õîðîøèé, ãîðÿ÷èé, ñâåæèé, настояùèé etc.

Note that the Instrumental ending -æèì and -øèì is only spelt with è, but pronounced with û.

Also the numeral третий - third. hNotice!

To this declension type belongs a very big group of commonly used long Masculine adjectives ending in

-êèé, -ñêèé, -ãèé, -õèé, -ñê‹é, -ã‹é, -õ‹é, -ø‹é , -æ‹é and their Neuter forms:

маленьêèé/маленьêîå - small, little английñêèé/английñêîå - English ñòðîãèé/ñòðîãîå - strict

The Declension of Nouns, Adjectives and Adjectival words in the Singular

Eugenia Nekrasova

A Basic Modern Russian Grammar

ïëîõ‹é/ïëîõ‹å - bad

áîëüø‹é/áîëüø‹å - big, large ÷óæ‹é/÷óæ‹å - alien, strange

The adjectival pronouns какой/какое, такой/такое and the Numeral îäèí/îäíî decline on the same pattern.

Summing-up table of the Masculine and Neuter adjectival declension in the Singular

THE DECLENSION OF THE FEMININE ADJECTIVES IN THE SINGULAR

There are 3 declension types:

Type

Краснàÿ площадь

Nom. Вот Краснàÿ площадь. Here is Red square.

Gen. Музей находится около Краснîé площади.

The museum is near Red square.

Dat. Мы гуляли по Краснîé площади. We walked in Red square.

Acc. Вы видели Краснóþ плошадь? Have you seen Red square?

The Declension of Nouns, Adjectives and Adjectival words in the Singular

Eugenia Nekrasova

A Basic Modern Russian Grammar

Instr.Собор стоит рядом с Краснîé площадью.

The cathedral is close to Red square.

Prep. Мы были на Краснîé плошади. We were in Red square.

Gen. = Dat. = Instr. = Prep.

To this type belong all -àÿ ending adjectives including больш‚я, чуж‚я etc., the adjectival pronouns какая, такая and the numeral îäíà.

Exception:

Adjectives and participles ending in unstressed -øàÿ, -÷àÿ, -ùàÿ.h

Notice!

Type

последíÿÿ страница

To this declension type belong all -íÿÿ ending Feminine adjectives .

Type

следуюùàÿ неделя

To this declension type belong Feminine adjectives and participles ending in unstressed -øàÿ, -÷àÿ, -ùàÿ like õîðîøàÿ, ãîðÿ÷àÿ,

следуюùàÿ.

The summing-up table of declension of the Feminine adjectives and participles in the Singular

The Declension of Nouns, Adjectives and Adjectival words in the Singular