Extremely simplified grammar

Adjectives

Usually, they stand BEFORE the noun they modify.

Capitalization

Russians use a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence and for proper nouns.

How to form adverbs

Replace "ый", "ий" with "о" or "е"

Formal speech

The formal "you" is written with a capital.

Plurals

To form a plural you have to change the last letter depending on the case. We will show you some of the basic examples that will work in most cases, even though there are more rules for different words.

Tenses

We will give you some examples of verbs in simple tenses for you to overview. Do not forget that the verb should agree in gender and number with the other words of the sentence.

Comparing

The easiest and most universal way to compare is by adding "more" or "less". Changing adjectives in the comparative and superlative involves many rules.