Russian Adjectives
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Russian Adjectives are used just like in English to describe qualities to nouns, but they differ than English when it comes to their agreement with nouns. Russian adjectives must agree with the noun they modify in gender and number, also adjectives must agree in the case as well, adjectives may change their endings in each case of the six cases depending on which case the noun is using.
So to have the proper form of an adjective, you should know what case/ gender/ number is used by the noun, then form the adjective accordingly, which means that if the noun is in the accusative feminine singular, you will have to do the same with adjective.
Below is a table of a very common ending which many adjectives take:
Case |
Masculine |
Feminine |
Neuter |
Endings |
Nominative |
ый |
ая |
ое |
ые |
Accusative |
Nom or Gen |
ую |
Nom or Gen |
Nom or Gen |
Genitive |
ого |
ой |
ого |
ых |
Dative |
ому |
ой |
ому |
ым |
Prepositional |
ом |
ой |
ом |
ых |
Instrumental |
ым |
ой |
ым |
ыми |
This is a list of adjectives:
List of Russian Adjectives |
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bad |
плохой |
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long, tall |
длинный |
big, large |
большой |
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loud |
громкий |
cheap |
дешёвый |
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low, short |
низкий |
clean |
чистый |
|
narrow |
узкий |
deep |
глубокий |
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near |
близкий |
difficult |
трудный |
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old |
старый |
dirty |
грязный |
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poor |
бедный |
early |
ранний |
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quiet |
тихий |
expensive |
дорогой |
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rich |
богатый |
far |
далёкий |
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shallow |
мелкий |
fat |
толстый |
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short |
короткий |
good |
хороший |
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simple |
простой |
hard |
твёрдый |
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soft |
мягкий |
heavy |
тяжёлый |
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strong |
крепкий |
high, tall |
высокий |
|
thin |
тонкий |
late |
поздний |
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weak |
слабый |
light, easy |
лёгкий |
|
wide |
широкий |
small |
маленький |
|
young |
молодой |