The dative case is a set of word forms that are generally used to show the receiver of the action, like the English preposition "to" in the phrase "I give this book to Anna". Uses of the Dative 1. To show the receiver of the action 2. In impersonal constructions 3. After prepositions к -- towards, to, по -- along, by, according to. In this video Uliana uses nouns with a preposition по. Как выбрать хорошего мужа? По причёске, по костюму, по сапогам или по деньгам. Причёска (hair-style) - по причёске, костюм - по костюму, сапóг (boot) - по сапогáм, деньгá - по деньгáм, головка (head with a diminutive suffix) - по головке Forming the dative case. To create nouns in the dative case, we first start with the nominative (dictionary) form. Masculine Nouns: 1. If the noun ends in a consonant, add "у". 2. Replace "й", or "ь" with "ю". Feminine Nouns: 1. Replace "а" with "е". 2. Replace "я" with "е". 3. Replace "ь" with "и". 4. Replace "ия" with "ии". Neuter Nouns: 1. Replace "о" with "у" 2. Replace "е" with "ю" Plurals: Look at the last letter nominative singular form (dictionary form) and... 1. If the noun ends in a consonant, add "ам". 2. Replace "а", "о" or a consonant with "ам". 3. Replace the last letter with "ям" I am an informal teacher who is very passionate about helping people learn Russian. I can speak English, French and Japanese. All the videos contains subtitles, so don't forget to switch on subtitle button in youtube and you will see the Russian text. Please contact me on http://www.italki.com/teacher/804453

• published: 16 Nov 2013
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