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What is the difference between the perfective and the imperfective aspects?

In Russian there are two aspects the perfective and the imperfective, they can both be used in the past tense, the imperfective is also used for the present tense and the perfective for the future.In the pas...
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Answered by Rosalind F. • Russian tutor
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What is the purpose of the Russian letter "ь" (мягкий знак; myahkiy znak)?

The letter "ь" is very important in the Russian language. Its purpose is to make the pronunciation of the preceding consonant soft. To illustrate, look at the Russian word "конь" (horse)....
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Answered by Nikita Z. • Russian tutor
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If I were to say, "У меня нет (большой телевизор)", what case should "большой телевизор" be declined in, and how would you decline it?

Большой телевизор should be declined in the genitive singular as negative possessive constructions in Russian trigger the genitive. The correct answer would be: "У меня нет большого телевизора".
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Answered by Tobias R. • Russian tutor
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How do I use and form the Accusative Case in singular?

The Accusative case is used the modify the noun that is the subject of the verb. For instance, in the sentence, 'I saw a book'. 'book' is the noun that will be modified. In the masculine and neuter case, the...
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Answered by Cora B. • Russian tutor
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How do I use verbal aspect in the past tense?

In Russian, verbal aspects are used to indicate the state of the action that you are talking about. In English we can distinguish between ongoing actions (e.g. “I have been reading a book”) and completed act...
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Answered by Emma B. • Russian tutor
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