Translation
he; it (masculine)
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Cases
| Case | he, it | after a preposition |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | он | - |
| Genitiveof; after нет, у, без, для | его́ | него́ |
| Dativeto, for | ему́ | нему́ |
| Accusativethe object; after в/на for motion | его́ | него́ |
| Instrumentalwith, by; after с | им | ним |
| Prepositionalabout, in, on; after о, в, на | - | нём |
Его is said "yivo": the г in the ending is a v. After a preposition the form takes an н-: его but у него́, им but с ним. The prepositional case only ever follows a preposition, which is why it has one form.
Examples
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He works as a doctor.
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I saw him in the park yesterday.
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He is already over thirty.
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Stories
(30)Маленький, но мой
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Скоро буду
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Кто пылесосит?
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Кто взял деньги?
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Одна дома
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На вокзале. Билет до Москвы
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Отличный фильм
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Новое расписание
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Сегодня не понедельник
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В магазине: подарок для мамы
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Волонтёры для реки
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Я знаю дорогу
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Балалайка и видеоигры
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Я больше не буду
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Кто на фото?
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Кто здесь журналист?
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Обед у бабушки
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Самое интересное место в Казани
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Скучный музей?
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Слишком много сахара
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Три коробки для планеты
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Цифры везде одинаковые
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Я не англичанин!
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Директор в библиотеке
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Где мой кот?
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Кошелёк в прачечной
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Медведь и камера
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Ошибка в списке
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Жалоба на барабан
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Не при бабушке
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Grammar articles
(36)Russian Accusative Case: Direct Objects and the Animate Trap
Russian Adjectives: Endings, Agreement and Case Chart
Russian Adverbs: -o Endings, по-русски and Comparatives
Russian Cases Chart: All Six, and Why They Are Not Hard
Colours in Russian: красный, синий and the Two Blues
Russian Comparative Adjectives: быстрее, более, лучший
Russian Conditional: бы, я хотел бы and если бы
Russian Conjunctions: и, а, но and the Difference Between Them
Russian Dative Case: Endings, Pronouns and Who Gets It
Russian Filler Words: ну, вот, значит, короче and же
Russian Future Tense: One Word or Two, Decided by Aspect
Transport in Russian: на метро, на автобусе and Asking the Way
Russian Imperative: How to Give Commands, Formal or Not
Russian -нибудь and -то: Someone, Something, Somewhere
Russian Instrumental Case: Endings, Uses and Pronouns
Russian Intensifiers: очень, довольно, слишком
Russian Irregular Past Tense: шёл, мог, ел and the Stress Traps
Jobs in Russian: Кем вы работаете? and был врачом
Russian нечего vs ничего: Nothing to Do, or Did Nothing
Russian Negation: не, ни and the Compulsory Double Negative
Russian Noun Gender: Masculine, Feminine, Neuter and Plurals
Russian Past Tense Explained: Four Forms, Not Six
Russian Pronouns: The Personal Pronouns in All Six Cases
Russian Possessive Pronouns: мой, твой, наш and его
Russian Prefixed Verbs of Motion: прийти, уйти, выйти
Russian Prepositional Case: Endings, в vs на, and о
Russian Question Words: кто, что, где, когда, почему
Russian Reflexive Verbs: The -ся Ending and Its Five Jobs
Russian тот, такой and который: Which, That and Such
Russian Short Adjectives: рад, готов, должен and нужен
Russian Subject Pronouns: я, ты, вы and он for Things
Russian Subordinating Conjunctions: что, чтобы, потому что, если
Свой in Russian: His Own, Her Own, and When You Must Use It
Russian Verb Aspect: Imperfective vs Perfective Pairs
Russian Verbs of Motion: идти vs ходить, ехать vs ездить
Russian Verb Conjugation: Two Patterns, One Missing Verb
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 3: он, я, не and 7 more words.