Numbers is the sixteenth skill of the Russian language tree. It has 3 lessons. This skill teaches the numbers from one to four and how to use them with nouns.
Grammar Notes[]
Numbers: 1 to 4[]
In general, Russian numbers cause a change in the declension of the noun that follows them, and this change depends on the number that is used. In this unit, we will only see the numbers from один (1) to четыре (4), and only when used in the following cases:
- In the Nominative case (i.e. as a descriptor of the subject of a sentence)
- In the Accusative case for Masculine Inanimate and Neuter nouns (that is identical to the Nominative case, as seen in the previous skill).
| Number | Russian number | Case of the following noun | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 and numbers that end in 1 (except 11) | один | nominative singular | один брат |
| 2, 3, 4 and numbers that end in 2, 3, 4 (except 12, 13, 14) | два, три, четыре | genitive singular | два брата, три яблока, четыре кошки |
So, for example, we have:
- [Russian form] → [literal translation] → [meaning]
- два брата → two of brother → two brothers
- три яблока → two of apple → two apples
один and два[]
The numbers один (1) and два (2) have different forms depending on the gender of the noun they refer to.
| Number | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | один | одна | одно |
| 2 | два | две | два |
So, for example:
- один брат = one brother
- одна кошка = one cat
- одно яблоко = one apple
- два брата = two brothers
- две кошки = two cats
- два яблоко = two apples
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- тигр (m) = tiger
- тигра = genitive singular of тигр
- час (m) = hour
- ночи = genitive singular of ночь
- один = one (masculine)
- одна = one (feminine)
- два = two (masculine or neuter)
- две = two (feminine)
Lesson 2[]
- три = three
- четыре = four
- раз (m) = time (occurrence)
- один раз = one time, once
- раз в день = once a day
- раза = genitive singular of раз
- часа = genitive singular of час (hour)
- секунда (f) = second (time measurement unit)
- секунды = genitive singular of секунда
Lesson 3[]
- день (m) = day
- дня = genitive singular of день
- вопрос (m) = question
- вопроса = genitive singular of вопрос
- риса = genitive singular of рис (rice)
- чашки = genitive singular of чашка (cup)
- яблока = genitive singular of яблоко (apple)
- сестры = genitive singular of сестра (sister)
- брата = genitive singular of брат (brother)