How to determine the case?

In the Russian language there are only six cases:

• Nominative;
• Genitive;
• Dative;
• Accusative;
• Instrumental;
• Prepositional.

Why is it necessary to know how to definethe case? The definition of case helps to put the correct ending of a word, hence, to avoid grammatical errors. How to determine the case of a noun, pronoun, adjective or numerals quickly and unmistakably?

There are special case-based questions, with their help, and determine the belonging of parts of speech to this or that case.

Case Studies

Nominative: who ?, what? (fish, barrel);

Genitive: whom ?, what? (fish, barrels);

Dative: to whom ?, to what? (fish, barrel);

Accusative: whom ?, what? (fish, barrel);

The instrumental: by whom ?, than? (fish, barrel);

Proposal: about whom? About what? (about the fish, about the barrel).

To determine the case correctly,remember the above questions, two for each case. But there is a small trick: instead of twelve, you can memorize only six simple words that will help not only to determine the case, but also to remember case questions.

Definition of the case for different words

How to identify the case with the help of auxiliary words?

There is a fish (who, what) - nominative;

No fish (who, what) - genitive;

I'll give the fish (to whom, to what) - the dative;

I see fish (someone, that) - accusative;

I'm satisfied with the fish (by whom, what) - instrumental;

I think about the fish (about whom, about what) - prepositional.

For example, consider the sentence: "The fish did not fit into the barrel." In this sentence, two nouns: a fish, a barrel. We substitute the auxiliary words: there is (who, what) fish - nominative; I see (who, what) the barrel - the accusative case.

Substituting the necessary question for the word, one can also determine the case of pronouns. Examples: she was not given a ticket. To her (to whom, to what) is the dative case. I think about him all the time. About him (about whom, about what) is the prepositional case.

If there are difficulties, then you can replace the pronoun with a suitable noun in the sense: I think about my son all the time. About the son (about whom) - prepositional case.

When it is already clear how to determine the case of pronouns and nouns, one can consider the numbers and adjectives.

How to determine the case of the adjective and numerals? Adjectives and numerals have the same case as the nouns to which they relate.

For example:

A big fish is swimming. Big fish (who, what) is the nominative case.

I'm going to the first meeting. The first meeting (who, what) is the accusative case.

If the noun in the sentence is omitted, then the case can be determined by substituting a word that is appropriate in meaning:

There is the most beautiful. Beautiful (girl) - who, what - nominative.

After the tenth, they will close everything. The tenth (number) - who, what - the genitive case.

If the above material is well understood, then the question of how to determine the case of a numeral, an adjective, a pronoun or a noun will not arise any more.