Genitive case

#0036. Singular adjectives

  1. The genitive case endings for masculine adjectives are:

    -ого when the adjective stem is hard

    Это проект молодого архитектора.

    -его when the adjective stem is soft, or when spelling rule 3 applies.

    Это машина моего хорошего друга.

  2. The genitive case endings for feminine adjectives are the same as those for the dative and the prepositional case:

    -ой when the adjective stem is hard:

    Сергей брат этой маленькой девочки.

    -ей when the adjective stem is soft, or when spelling rule 3 applies:

    Это дом нашей хорошей учительницы.


Exercises
  • Genitive singular of nouns and adjectives - exercise #0005
  • Genitive singular of nouns and adjectives - exercise #0063
  • Expressing ownership - exercise #0006
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