1. GCSE Russian Dative case

2. The most important thing about the DATIVE CASE for GCSE is the personal pronouns (see the materials you have in the back of your exercise book).

3. The most important thing about the DATIVE CASE for GCSE is the personal pronouns (see the materials you have in the back of your exercise book. The following slides are designed to give you an overview of the dative case with adjectives and nouns.

4. MFN NOMновый студентновая студенткановое окно DATновому студентуновой студенткеновому окну Look at the singular endings of the dative. Note that the masc. & neut. forms are alike.

5. It’s used after some prepositions e.g. towards. Uses of the dative case

6. It’s used after some prepositions e.g. towards. Uses of the dative case Я иду к большому телевизору. I’m walking towards the big television.

7. It’s used in impersonal expression. E.g. нравиться / скучно / лет sentences. It’s used after some prepositions e.g. towards. Uses of the dative case Я иду к большому телевизору. I’m walking towards the big television.

8. It’s used in impersonal expression. E.g. нравиться / скучно / лет sentences. It’s used after some prepositions e.g. towards. Uses of the dative case Я иду к большому телевизору. I’m walking towards the big television. Ивану нравится чай. / Новому работнику было скучно / Наташе 14 лет. Ivan likes tea./ The new worker was bored. / Natasha is 14.

9. It’s used in impersonal expression. E.g. нравиться / скучно / лет sentences. It’s used after some prepositions e.g. towards. It’s used after some verbs, in addition to the ’to people’ verbs e.g. радоваться (to be happy). Uses of the dative case Я иду к большому телевизору. I’m walking towards the big television. Ивану нравится чай. / Новому работнику было скучно / Наташе 14 лет. Ivan likes tea./ The new worker was bored. / Natasha is 14.

10. It’s used in impersonal expression. E.g. нравиться / скучно / лет sentences. It’s used after some prepositions e.g. towards. It’s used after some verbs, in addition to the ’to people’ verbs e.g. радоваться (to be happy). Uses of the dative case Я иду к большому телевизору. I’m walking towards the big television. Ивану нравится чай. / Новому работнику было скучно / Наташе 14 лет. Ivan likes tea./ The new worker was bored. / Natasha is 14. Чему ты радуешься? What are you happy about?

11. The indirect object goes into the dative case. Think of the ‘to people’ verbs and include ‘to help’. It’s used in impersonal expression. E.g. нравиться / скучно / лет sentences. It’s used after some prepositions e.g. towards. It’s used after some verbs, in addition to the ’to people’ verbs e.g. радоваться (to be happy). Uses of the dative case Я иду к большому телевизору. I’m walking towards the big television. Ивану нравится чай. / Новому работнику было скучно / Наташе 14 лет. Ivan likes tea./ The new worker was bored. / Natasha is 14. Чему ты радуешься? What are you happy about?

12. The indirect object goes into the dative case. Think of the ‘to people’ verbs and include ‘to help’. It’s used in impersonal expression. E.g. нравиться / скучно / лет sentences. It’s used after some prepositions e.g. towards. It’s used after some verbs, in addition to the ’to people’ verbs e.g. радоваться (to be happy). Uses of the dative case Я иду к большому телевизору. I’m walking towards the big television. Ивану нравится чай. / Новому работнику было скучно / Наташе 14 лет. Ivan likes tea./ The new worker was bored. / Natasha is 14. Я послала посылку этому человеку. I sent a parcel to this person. Я помогаю Ивану и Наташе. Чему ты радуешься? What are you happy about?

13. MFN NOMновый студентновая студенткановое окно DATновому студентуновой студенткеновому окну Use a dictionary, if necessary, to translate these sentences into Russian: 1)I am walking along the street? (along is ‘по’ in Russian) 2)Who helps Ivan? 3)How old is the tall girl? 4)The new postman likes dogs. Extension work I am helping the new student because it’s difficult for him