ÿþ<html><head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title>Learn Russian - The Best Way to Learn Russian Online</title> <meta name="Keywords" content="learn russian, learn russian online, russian, russia, russian grammar"> <META content="education, language learning, Russian, learn Russian, Russian grammar" name=classification> <meta name="Description" content="Here's a new approach to looking at Russian grammar! Simple, logical and step-by-step. 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It is however important to speak and write correctly. So is there an alternative to studying grammar? <br /><br /> Yes and no. :) <br /><br /> The best solution is to learn progressively, step by step, within a context where the idea being expressed is absolutely clear. Each expression and idea gets learned to the point where it becomes 'automatic'. It becomes a 'reflex' and you use the correct grammar form instinctively, without thinking. <br /><br /> This is the way we learn our own native language, but, even with our own language, and especially for Russians because their grammar is so complicated, you do need to study it in order to really master the language and be able to speak and write it well. <br /><br /> If you've tried the first four lessons of our program, you've already learned some grammar and it was totally easy. You learned the simple expression:<br /> <b>- 'B> MB>? &nbsp;&nbsp;- -B> :=830.</b> <br /><br /> And then you learned: &nbsp;<b>- 'B> >= G8B05B? &nbsp;&nbsp;- = G8B05B :=83C.</b> <br /><br /> Piece of cake and there's no need for a grammar explanation. I mean think about it, we say, "I'm going skiing on the weekend." and this is the 'present continuous' grammar form. It's in the future yet it's 'present continuous'. The rules can be very confusing to try and understand logically or from a table, but simply using them makes understanding easy and natural. <br /><br /> Learning all the pronouns all at once is also way too much for the average brain to manage. Our short term memory can only manage 5-7 things. So, we start with third person: he, she, they (>=, >=0, >=8) and his, her, their (53>, 5Q, 8E). <br /><br /> And in fact the first 3 pronouns were already introduced in the first lesson without possessive pronouns to add any confusion. So, the student learns 3, then 6 pronouns and becomes very comfortable with them before moving on. This actually only takes a few minutes. <br /><br /> Can you remember 15 names all at once? No. But can you remember 3 names, continue using them and hearing them, learn 3 more, then 3 more, etc while hearing them all repeated many, many times during normal conversation? Yes, of course. It's the same with language learning. Step by step, and suddenly it's easy. <br /><br /> The first case learned is the nominative case which answers the questions "who?" or "what?". All dictionaries give nouns in the nominative. (:=830, 6C@=0;, 3075B0) <br /><br /><b> - 'B> MB>?<br /> - -B> :=830.</b><br /><br /> And the next case to be learned is the accusative case (Case 4) which designates the object of an action. <br /><br /><b> - 'B> >= 45;05B?<br /> - = G8B05B :=83C.</b><br /><br /> There's also a table for how the nouns change but again, it's better to get a feel for it first and not try to memorize anything. It's shown below as a reference. <br /><br /> So how do you say: "He's reading my book."? <br /><br /> You can check the table and figure it out, but it really needs to be an automatic reflex. You don't have time to think about the rule when you're talking. By going through the exercises, each one is developed into an automatic reflex. <br /><br /> <b>= G8B05B <>N :=83C.</b> &nbsp;&nbsp;(He's reading my book.) <br /><br /> Here's a sample of a simple dialogue that helps train you to know these so well that you don't even have to think about them. Because if you have to think, you'll make mistakes. <br /><br /> <TABLE height="100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 border=0> <TBODY> <TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=right width=280><font face="arial" size=-1>Where's my book?</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial" size=-2>A:</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=380><font face="arial">45 <>O :=830?</font></TD></TR> <TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=right><font face="arial" size=-1>I don't know.</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial" size=-2>B:</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial">/ =5 7=0N.</font></TD></TR> <TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=right><font face="arial" size=-1>Where are my books?</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial" size=-2>&nbsp;</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=280><font face="arial">45 <>8 :=838?</font></TD></TR> <TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=right><font face="arial" size=-1>I don't know.</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial" size=-2>A:</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial">/ =5 7=0N.</font></TD></TR> <TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=right><font face="arial" size=-1>&nbsp;</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial" size=-2>&nbsp;</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial">&nbsp;</font></TD></TR> <TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=right><font face="arial" size=-1>Look! There!</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial" size=-2>A:</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial">!<>B@8! "0<!</font></TD></TR> <TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=right><font face="arial" size=-1>He's reading my book!</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial" size=-2>&nbsp;</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial">= G8B05B <>N :=83C.</font></TD></TR> <TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=right><font face="arial" size=-1>And she's reading my books.</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial" size=-2>B:</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial"> >=0 G8B05B <>8E :=838.</font></TD></TR> <TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=right><font face="arial" size=-1>&nbsp;</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial" size=-2>&nbsp;</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial">&nbsp;</font></TD></TR> <TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=right><font face="arial" size=-1>Excuse me, is that your book?</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial" size=-2>A:</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial">728=8B5, MB> 20H0 :=830?</font></TD></TR> <TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=right><font face="arial" size=-1>No. Maybe it's your book.</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial" size=-2>C:</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial">5B. >65B 1KBL MB> 20H0 :=830.</font></TD></TR> <TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=right><font face="arial" size=-1>&nbsp;</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial" size=-2>&nbsp;</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial">&nbsp;</font></TD></TR> <TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=right><font face="arial" size=-1>Ex' me, are those your books?</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial" size=-2>B:</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial">728=8B5, MB> 20H8 :=838?</font></TD></TR> <TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=right><font face="arial" size=-1>No, maybe they're your books.</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial" size=-2>D:</font></TD><TD vAlign=bottom><font face="arial">5B. >65B 1KBL MB> 20H8 :=838.</font></TD></TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <br /><br /> </font></TD><TD vAlign=top><font face="tahoma" size=-1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> </font></TD><TD vAlign=top><font face="tahoma" size=-1> <!-- personal pronoun table --> <h2>Personal Pronouns:</h2> <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="+1">O, BK, <K, 2K</font></p> <table cellSpacing="0" width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"><b>Case</b></font></td> <td align="middle" width="40%" colSpan="3"><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"><b>Singular</b></font></td> <td align="middle" width="40%"><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"><b>Plural</b></font></td> </tr> <tr bgColor="#dedede"> <td width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Nominative</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">O</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">BK</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><K</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">2K</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Genitive</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><5=O</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">B51O</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">=0A</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">20A</font></td> </tr> <tr bgColor="#dedede"> <td width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Dative</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><=5</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">B515</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">=0<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">20<</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Accusative</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><5=O</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">B51O</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">=0A</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">20A</font></td> </tr> <tr bgColor="#dedede"> <td width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Instrumental</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><=>9</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">B>1>9</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">=0<8</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">20<8</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Prepositional</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">(>1>) <=5</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">(>) B515</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">(>) =0A</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">(>) 20A</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="+1">>=, >=0, >=>, >=8</font></p> <table cellSpacing="0" width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"><b>Case</b></font></td> <td align="middle" width="40%" colSpan="3"><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"><b>Singular</b></font></td> <td align="middle" width="40%"><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"><b>Plural</b></font></td> </tr> <tr bgColor="#dedede"> <td width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2">Nominative</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="Verdana" size="2">o=</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="Verdana" size="2">o=a</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="Verdana" size="2">o=o</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="Verdana" size="2">o=8</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2">Genitive</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">53></font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">5Q</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">53></font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">8E</font></td> </tr> <tr bgColor="#dedede"> <td width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2">Dative</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="Verdana" size="2">5<C</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="Verdana" size="2">e9</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="Verdana" size="2">5<C</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="Verdana" size="2">8<</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2">Accusative</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">53></font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">5Q</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">53></font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">8E</font></td> </tr> <tr bgColor="#dedede"> <td width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2">Instrumental</font></td> <font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="Verdana" size="2">8<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="Verdana" size="2">59, 5N</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="Verdana" size="2">8<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgcolor="#DEDEDE"><font face="Verdana" size="2">8<8</font></td> </tr> </font> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2">Prepositional</font></td> <font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">(>) =Q<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">(>) =59</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">(>) =Q<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">(>) =8E</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!-- end of personal pronoun table --> <br><br> <!-- possessive pronoun table --> <h2>Possessive Pronouns</h2> <p align="center"><b><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="3"><>9, B2>O, =0H</font></b></p> <table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="3" width="100%" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="14"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Case</b></font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="14"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">masculine,<br> singular</font></b></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="14"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>feminine,<br> singular</b></font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="14"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>neuter,<br> singular</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Nominative</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>9</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">B2>O</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">=0H5</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Genitive</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>53></font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">B2>59</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">=0H53></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Dative</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>5<C</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">B2>59</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">=0H5<C</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Accusative</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>9, <>53>*</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">B2>N</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">=0H5</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Instrumental</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>8<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">B2>59</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">=0H8<</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Prepositional</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">> <>Q<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">> B2>59</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">> =0H5<</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> * (animate, inanimate) <p align="center"><b><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="3"> 20H, A2>Q, A2>8</font></b></p> <font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"> <table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="3" width="100%" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="14"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Case</b></font></td> </font> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="14"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>masculine,<br> singular</b></font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="14"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>neuter,<br> singular</b></font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="14"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>any gender,<br> plural</b></font></td> </tr> <font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"> <tr> <td width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Nominative</font></td> </font> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">20H</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">A2>Q</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">A2>8</font></td> </tr> <font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"> <tr> <td width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Genitive</font></td> </font> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">20H53></font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">A2>53></font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">A2>8E</font></td> </tr> <font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"> <tr> <td width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Dative</font></td> </font> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">20H5<C</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">A2>5<C</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">A2>8<</font></td> </tr> <font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"> <tr> <td width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Accusative</font></td> </font> <td align="middle" width="25%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">20H, 20H53>*</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">A2>Q</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">A2>8E, A2>8*</font></td> </tr> <font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"> <tr> <td width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Instrumental</font></td> </font> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">20H8<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">A2>8<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">A2>8<8</font></td> </tr> <font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="2"> <tr> <td width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Prepositional</font></td> </font> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">> 20H5<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">> A2>Q<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="25%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">> A2>8E</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> * (animate, inanimate) <br><br> I prefer to see the complete table for each form so I don't have to figure it out in my head. After all, it's a reference, so it's nice to have it easy to use. <!-- possessive pronoun table <>9, <>O, <>Q, <>8 --> <p align="center"><b><font face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size="3"><>9, <>O, <>Q, <>8</font></b></p> <table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="3" width="100%" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="middle" width="20%" height="14"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Case</b></font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" height="14"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">masculine</font></b></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" height="14"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>feminine</b></font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" height="14"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>neuter</b></font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" height="14"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>plural</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Nominative</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>9</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>O</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>Q</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>8</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Genitive</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>53></font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>59</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>53></font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>8E</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Dative</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>5<C</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>59</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>5<C</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>8<</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Accusative</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>9, <>53></font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>N</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>Q</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>8, <>8E</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Instrumental</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>8<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>59 (-5N)</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>8<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" bgColor="#dedede" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><>8<8</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Prepositional</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">> <>Q<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">> <>59</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%" height="16"><font face="Verdana" size="2">> <>Q<</font></td> <td align="middle" width="20%"><font face="Verdana" size="2">> <>8E</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> * (animate, inanimate) <!-- end of possessive pronoun table --> <BR><div style="margin-right: 20px"><font face="tahoma" size="-1"><br> <br /><br /> </font></div></TD></TR> </table><!-- end of video_right table --> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=left> <table width="800" border="0" bordercolor="blue" cellspacing="0"> <TR><TD vAlign=top align=justify width=61%><font face="tahoma" size=-1> <h2>What's the best way to learn Russian grammar?</h2> Is there an easy way to learn Russian grammar? 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