Questions is the nineteenth (assuming read left to right) skill of the Russian language tree. It has three lessons, and deals with question words.
Grammar notes[]
Where[]
There are distinctions between different "where" (i.e. being somewhere, going there, coming from where)
- Где? = Where (at)?
- Куда? = Where to?
- Откуда? = Where from?
Who or what are you?[]
| Case | What | Who | Whose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | что | кто | чей, чьё, чья, чьи |
| Gen. | чего | кого | чьего, чьей, чьих |
| Acc. | что | кого | Gen/Nom; Fem. чью |
| Prep. | чём | ком | чьём, чьей, уьих |
«Кто» is used when asking about identity and occupation. «Что» is used for objects. Кто and что change depending on the sentence.
Почему? and Зачем?[]
When asking a question:
- About the cause of some event or action (looks at the past) = Почему
- About the purpose of some event or action (looks at the future) = Зачем
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- почему = why
- когда = when
- кто = who (nominative)
- откуда = where from
- чей/чья/чьё/чьи = whose
Lesson 2[]
- зачем = why, what for
- вопрос = question
- ответ = answer, response
- куда = (to) where
Lesson 3[]
- кого = whom, who (accusative/genitive)
- чего = what (genitive)
- о = about
- чём = whom, who (prepositional)
- нём = him (prepositional)
- ней = her (prepositional)
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/ru/Questions