Russian Lesson 102-16 – Basic Russian Grammar #16

Original YT playout date: 6 May 2008
Duration: 21:01

Verbs in -ovat’.
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RL 102 – 15 Russian Basic Grammar Lesson #15

Original playout date: 6 April 2008
Duration: 18:54

“Verbs of type 1b with infinitives in
-yt’. Also more about the imperatives and the past tense, and the way aspects work. Long lesson”
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RL 102-14 Russian basic grammar #14

Original playout date: 2 February 2008
Duration: 14:13

This time we are looking at how to call and be called, and this brings us nicely into 1b verbs. For the accompaniment to the ending song I am indebted to Krzysztof Piotrowicz of Perth, whose channel here is http://www.youtube.com/kpcart
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RL 102 -13 Basic Russian grammar lesson 13

Original playout date: 6 January 2008
Duration: 21:03

This time we look at the highly irregular conjugation of “khotet'”, to want, and introduce the instrumental case of personal pronouns.
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RL102 – 12 Basic Russian Grammar Lesson 12

Original playout date: 11 November 2007
Duration: 12:56

Impersonal dative constructions using datives are being looked at again here, and the key to understanding is that temporary states tend to be impersonal dative constructions, more permanent ones are personal with the person who is in the state being the subject of the verb.
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