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Russian grammar

Every Russian grammar topic, in one place

Filter by CEFR level, search by topic, and pick the piece that fits what you are stuck on. The catalogue covers the full set of Russian grammar rules from the SVO baseline at A1 to the register-shifting moves at C1.

  1. Beginner (A1-A2)

    Conjugating Russian Verbs

    Russian verbs come in two conjugation patterns, the present tense has only six endings, and the verb to be disappears entirely in the present. Here is the system a beginner needs.

  2. Beginner (A1-A2)

    Russian Verb Aspect

    Almost every Russian verb comes as a pair, and English gives you no instinct for choosing between them. Here is what the imperfective and the perfective are really doing.

  3. Beginner (A1-A2)

    The Six Russian Cases, And Why They Are Not The Hard Part

    Six cases sounds worse than it is. The endings overlap heavily, a few patterns cover most of what you meet, and they replace the articles and word order English needs.