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How to Say “I Don't Have” in Russian.
Genitive Plural
Make sentences following the pattern “У someone нет something” using the following words. You must say that someone doesn’t have more than 1 object. For example (with the word ‘компью́тер’, computer):
– У меня́ нет компью́теров. – I don’t have computers.
– У нас нет компью́теров. – We don’t have computers.
– У Мари́ны нет компью́теров. – Marina doesn’t have computers.
– О Оле́га нет компью́теров. – Oleg doesn’t have computers.
You can find examples of Russian male and female names here:
– Russian male names;
– Russian female names.
Words for practice:
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Pattern 1: nouns ending in a vowel:
- пробле́ма – problem
- ко́мната – room
- кварти́ра – flat, apartment
- де́вушка – girlfriend
- подру́га – (female) friend
- соба́ка – dog
- жили́ще – dwelling
- профе́ссия – profession
- мне́ние – opinion
- жела́ние – wish, desire
- план – plan
- интере́с – interest
- отве́т – answer
- до́ллар – dollar
- спи́сок – list
- замо́к – lock
- па́лец – finger/toe
- ла́ндыш – lily of the valley
- котте́дж [тэ] – cottage
- свиде́тель (m) – witness, attestor
- посети́тель (m) – visitor
- мысль (f) – thought
- гара́ж – garage
- слова́рь – dictionary
- вещь – thing
- ло́шадь – horse
Pattern 2: nouns ending in a consonant:
Following nouns lose a vowel in the Genitive Plural:
Pattern 3: nouns ending in ж, ш, щ, ч or -ь:
Following masculine nouns change the stress in the Genitive Plural:
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