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Note also:

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dlino´j v hety

ŕe me´tra

four metres long

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wirino´j v pqt; me´trov

five metres wide

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v dva raźa boĺ;we

twice as big

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Verbs followed by v + accusative:

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brosa´t; / brośit; v

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to throw at

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veŕit; / po- v

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to believe in

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vstupa´t; / vstupi´t; v paŕti[

to join (the party)

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igra´t; / sygra´t; v teńnis, futboĺ

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to play tennis, football

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postupa´t; / postupi´t; v universite´t

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to enter (university)

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prevra]a´t;sq / prevrati´t;sq v

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to turn into

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smotre´t; / po- v okno´ / zeŕkalo

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to look out of the window, in the mirror

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strelq´t; / vy

śtrelit; v

to shoot at

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stuha´t; / po- v dver;

to knock at the door

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v kako´m meśqce?

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in what month?

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v qnvare´, fevrale´ etc.

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in January, February etc.

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v \´tom, pro´wlom, bu´du]em godu´

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during this, the past, the next year

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used: v peŕvyj / posle´dnij god ‘in the first / last year’.

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v \´tom, dvadca´tom ve´ke

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in this, the 20th century (but note v sre´dnie veka´ ‘in the 421111

middle ages’)

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v pro´wlom, nastoq´]em, bu´du]em

in the past, present, future

v de´tstve, moĺodosti, staŕosti

in childhood, youth, old age

v voźraste desqtiĺet

at the age of ten

v nahaĺe, v seredińe, v konce´

at the beginning, in the middle, at the end

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v xoro´wem nastroeńii

in a good mood

v pqti´ de´jstviqx

in five acts

v tom hisle´

including

Verbs followed by v + prepositional:

nu'da´t;sq v

to need

obvinq´t; / obvini´t; v

to accuse of

owiba´t;sq / owibi´t;sq v

to be mistaken in

priznava´t;sq / prizna´t;sq v

to admit, confess to

somneva´t;sq v

to doubt

ube'da´t;sq / ubedi´t;sq v

to be convinced of

uhaśtvovat; v

to participate in

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Put the words in brackets into the accusative or prepositional, as appropriate.

1 On prie´det v (sreda´). 2 V (noq´br;) powe¨l sneg. 3 V (ploxa´q pogo´da) ne stoít vyxodi´t;. 4 V (nahaĺo) vojny´ my 'iĺi v Moskve´. 5 Byĺi li immigrańty v Rossií v (devqtna´dcatyj vek)?

6 V (posle´dnij god) vojny´ my 'iĺi v Sara´tove. 7 V (pro´wlyj god) my peree´xali v Sankt Peterbuŕg. 8 V (peŕvaq nedeĺq) maŕta oni ue´xali v Lońdon. 9 Tri raźa v (den;). 10 V (sre´dnie veka´) ne´ bylo immigrańtov. 11 V (dvadca´tye go´dy) sem;q´ \migriŕovala v Ameŕiku.

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Exercise 10

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Complete the following sentences by using v or na, as appropriate.

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1 Oni´ poe´xali (v / na) vosto´k. 2 Nam nu'na´ ko´mnata (v / na) dvoi´x.

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3 (V / Na) peŕvyj den; poeźdki onaźaboleĺa. 4 (V / Na) drugo´j den; 7

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on pohu´vstvoval sebq´ plo´xo. 5 Oni´ vy´wli (v / na) uĺicu. 6 My 9

zakazaĺi tur (v / na) 10 dnej. 7 My doĺgo 'daĺi (v / na) vokzaĺe. 8

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On polo'iĺ hek (v / na) q´]ik. 9 Oni´ 'ivu´t (v / na) ośtrove Maĺ;ta.

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Exercise 11

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Decide which case to use, accusative or prepositional.

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1 Mno´gie studeńty igra´[t v (volejboĺ). 2 Sportsmeńy uhaśtvu[t 7

v (sorevnovańie). 3 Q postuhaĺ v (dver;), no niktońe otve´til.

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Q somneva´[s; v (eeïśkrennost;). 5 Moj syn postupiĺ v 20111