Grammar Notes

Question 1

Explain impact of prepositional cases on spelling.

Answer 1

Nouns change their spelling when used in prepositional phrases. An ending of –e replaces the standard noun ending –a or it’s simply added to the last consonant of the standard noun (“zero ending”), while some nouns will have an –ии ending in the prepositional case. These nouns have a penultimate (second to last) letter –и–.

Question 2

Conjugate “speak”

Answer 2

Я говорю / мы говоим
Ты говорешь/вы говорите
Он (она) говорит / они говорят

Question 3

Conjugate endings for I singular

Answer 3

У/ю

Question 4

Conjugate endings for I plural

Answer 4

Ем (ём) or им

Question 5

Conjugate endings for you singular

Answer 5

ешь (ёшь)

Ишь

Question 6

Conjugate endings for he/she singular

Answer 6

ет (ёт)

Ит

Question 7

Conjugate endings for you plural

Answer 7

ете (ёте)

Ите

Question 8

Conjugate endings for they

Answer 8

ут/ют or ат/ят

Question 9

What is the standard spelling ending to indicate the affirmative “to”? Example “to have breakfast.”

Answer 9

“-Ть” for example: “жить” (to live)