They say Russian grammar is complex, but I think that’s only because there aren’t enough good explanations out there.
With time and effort, this page will blossom into an extremely in-depth Russian grammar resource. At least I hope for that.
| Last Edit: 08/03/2026. Currently undergoing a major update. |
| Cases | Explanation |
| -Cases- |
| –Cases– падежи |
| Russian has 6 cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental and prepositional. Each cases serves a specific function. |
| –Nominative– именительный падеж что? кто? |
| The nominative case’s main function is to indicate the subject in a sentence. |
| Singular | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
| Plural | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
| Irregular Plurals | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] |
| Uses | – |
| –Genitive– родительный падеж чего? кого? |
| The genitive case’s main function is to indicate possession in a sentence. |
| Uses | – |
| –Dative– дательный падеж чему? кому? |
| The dative case’s main function is to indicate the indirect object in a sentence. |
| Uses | – |
| –Accusative– винительный падеж что? кого? |
| The accusative case’s function is to indicate the direct object in a sentence. |
| Uses | – |
| –Instrumental– творительный падеж чем? кем? |
| The instrumental case’s main function is to indicate the means through which an action was carried out. |
| Uses | – |
| –Prepositional– предложный падеж о чём? о ком? |
| The prepositional case’s main function is to indicate location in a sentence. |
| Uses | – |
| –Adjectives– приладательные |
| Adjectives | Explanation |
| Nominative |
| Genitive |
| Explanation | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
| Dative |
| Explanation | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
| Accusative |
| Explanation | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
| Instrumental |
| Explanation | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
| Prepositional |
| Explanation | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
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| Pronouns | Explanation |
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| Adverbs | Explanation |
| Of Time | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] |
| Of Place | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] |
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| Prepositions | Explanation |
| Nominative | – |
| Genitive | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
| Dative | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
| Accusative | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
| Instrumental | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
| Prepositional | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
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| Numbers | Explanation |
| Cardinal | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
| Ordinal | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
| 2-4 Declension | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] |
| 5+ Declension |
| Dates | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
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| Verbs | Explanation |
| 1st Conjugation | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
| 2nd Conjugation | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |
| verbs ending in -овать or –евать | [Quiz 1] [Quiz 2] [Quiz 3] |