| nom. | gen. | dat. | acc. | inst. | prep. |
| The accusative case, винительный падеж, is the fourth of the six Russian cases. It answers the following questions: кого? and что? |
| It serves the purpose of indicating the direct object in a sentence. |
And, of course, it has other uses. We’ll discover them down below.
The accusative case is used…
| to indicate the direct object in a sentence. |
| Наташа любит Романа. Natasha loves Roman. | Кого любит Наташа? Whom does Natasha love? |
| Ты пьёшь лимонад? Do you drink lemonade? | Что ты пьёшь? What do you drink? |
| Мать обнимает сына. The mother hugs the son. | Кого обнимает мать? Whom does the mother hug? |
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| to indicate the duration of an action. |
| Я был в Москве неделю. I was in Moscow for a week. |
| Она там ждала час. I waited there for an hour. |
| Станислав был на Кубе целый месяц. Stanislav was in Cuba the entire month. |
| to indicate motion to a place with the prepositions в or на. [here, they answer the question куда?] |
| Аня идёт в банк. Anya is going to the bank. | Куда идёт Аня? Where is Anya going? |
| Они ходят на уроки. They attend classes. | Куда они ходят? Where do they go? |
| Прошлой весной мы ездили на выставку в Париж. Last spring we went to an exhibition in Paris. | Куда мы ездили? Where did they go? |
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| Last Edit: 11/15/2025. |
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