{"id":1989,"date":"2011-04-14T22:10:40","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T22:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2014-07-17T14:44:37","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T14:44:37","slug":"using-the-instrumental-case-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/using-the-instrumental-case-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Instrumental Case, Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u00ab\u0414\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0435 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0437\u044c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044f<\/span>\u00bb<\/strong> [Dear friends], I don&#8217;t know about you, <strong>\u00ab\u043d\u043e \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0434\u043e\u0435\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0435\u0442 \u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0436\u00bb<\/strong> [but I am tired of the instrumental case]. But luckily, this is the last post in the series on the instrumental case. Russian grammar is good, but only in small doses, right? But luckily we haven&#8217;t only had grammar this week, due to Yelena&#8217;s excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/be-like-cosmonauts\/\">post<\/a> <strong>\u00ab\u043e \u0413\u0430\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0435 \u0438 \u043a\u043e\u0441\u043c\u043e\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0430\u0445\u00bb<\/strong> [about Gagarin and cosmonauts].\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, we have discussed previously ways to use <strong>\u00ab\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0436\u00bb<\/strong> [the instrumental case] but there is still one section remaining to be discussed: the instrumental case with certain adjectives (<strong>\u00ab\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0430\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435\u00bb<\/strong>) and prepositions (<strong>\u00ab\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u0438\u00bb<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Use the instrumental case with the following short-form adjectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00ab\u0434\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0435\u043d\/\u0434\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\/\u0434\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u00bb<\/strong> [satisfied with] <strong>\u00ab\u042f \u0434\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0432\u043e<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0439 \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u043e\u0439.\u00bb<\/strong> [I am satisfied with my apartment.]<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00ab\u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043c\/\u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u0430\/\u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u044b \u0441 \u0447\u0435\u043c\/\u043a\u0435\u043c\u00bb<\/strong> [to be acquainted\/familiar with someone\/something] &#8212; <strong>\u00ab\u041c\u044b \u0441 \u043d\u0435\u0439 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u044b.\u00bb<\/strong> [We are acquainted with her.]<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00ab\u0441\u043e\u0433\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u0435\u043d\/\u0441\u043e\u0433\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u043d\u0430\/\u0441\u043e\u0433\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u043d\u044b \u0441 \u0447\u0435\u043c\/\u043a\u0435\u043c\u00bb<\/strong> [to agree with someone\/something] &#8212; <strong>\u00ab\u042f \u0441\u043e\u0433\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u043d\u0430 \u0441 \u0442\u043e\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0439.\u00bb<\/strong> [I agree with you.]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The instrumental case is also used with the following prepositions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00ab\u0441\u00bb<\/strong> [with <em>(showing accompaniment)<\/em>] &#8212; <strong>\u00ab\u042f \u043b\u044e\u0431\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044e<\/span> \u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0444\u0435 \u0441 \u043c\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043c.\u00bb<\/strong> [I like coffee with milk.]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: for the following prepositions, the question <strong>\u00ab\u0413\u0434\u0435?\u00bb<\/strong> [Where? <em>(locational)<\/em>] is being answered, <em>not<\/em> <strong>\u00ab\u041a\u0443\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>?\u00bb<\/strong> [Where? <em>(directional)<\/em>].<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00ab\u0437\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [behind] &#8212; <strong>\u00ab\u041d\u0430\u0448 \u0434\u043e\u043c \u0437\u0430 \u0446<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0432\u044c\u044e.\u00bb<\/strong> [Our house is behind the church.]<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00ab\u043f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0435\u0434\u00bb<\/strong> [in front of, before] &#8212; <strong>\u00ab\u042f \u0441\u0442\u043e<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044f<\/span>\u043b\u0430 \u043f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u0437\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c.\u00bb<\/strong> [I was standing in front of the building.]<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00ab\u043d\u0430\u0434\u00bb<\/strong> [above] &#8212; <strong>\u00ab\u041a\u0430\u0440\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u0441<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0434 \u043a\u0440\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u044e.\u00bb<\/strong> [The painting was hanging above the bed.]<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00ab\u043f\u043e\u0434\u00bb<\/strong> [under] &#8212; <strong>\u00ab\u041f\u0438\u0441\u044c\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span> \u043b\u0435\u0436<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u044c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044e<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043e\u043c.\u00bb<\/strong> [The letter is under the computer.]<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00ab\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0436\u0434\u0443\u00bb<\/strong> [between] &#8212; <strong>\u00ab\u042f \u0441\u0438\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0430 \u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0436\u0434\u0443 \u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u043c\u0438\u0440\u043e\u043c \u0438 \u041b\u044e\u0434\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u043e\u0439.\u00bb<\/strong> [I was sitting between Vladimir and Lyudmila.]<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00ab\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044f<\/span>\u0434\u043e\u043c \u0441\u00bb<\/strong> [next to] &#8212; <strong>\u00ab\u041e\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span> \u0436\u0438\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0442 \u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044f<\/span>\u0434\u043e\u043c \u0441 \u041f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0442\u0438\u043d\u044b\u043c\u0438.\u00bb<\/strong> [They live next to the Putins.]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, <strong>\u00ab\u043f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0435\u0434\u00bb<\/strong> and <strong>\u00ab\u043d\u0430\u0434\u00bb<\/strong> also take the instrumental case when used with a verb of motion, but <strong>\u00ab\u0437\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> and <strong>\u00ab\u043f\u043e\u0434\u00bb<\/strong> take the accusative case when used with a verb of motion.<\/p>\n<p><em>Confused? Have questions or comments? Let me know using the comment form below. And remember, it\u2019s this grammar that makes <strong>\u00ab\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u044f\u0437<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044b<\/span>\u043a \u0432\u0435\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0447\u0438\u0439\u00bb<\/strong> [the Russian language great and mighty], right?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Oh, and I promise that my next post won&#8217;t be grammar-related. I&#8217;ve got an excellent culture-related post planned for later this month. I&#8217;m not going to say what it is yet, but I&#8217;ll say this: it involves making pretty things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2011\/04\/catherine-palace-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2011\/04\/catherine-palace-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2011\/04\/catherine-palace.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u00ab\u0414\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0435 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0437\u044c\u044f\u00bb [Dear friends], I don&#8217;t know about you, \u00ab\u043d\u043e \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0434\u043e\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u0434\u0435\u0436\u00bb [but I am tired of the instrumental case]. But luckily, this is the last post in the series on the instrumental case. Russian grammar is good, but only in small doses, right? 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