How To Say 'This', 'These', 'That' & 'Those' In Russian
Written byAlina Sinitcyna
Today I want to teach you how to say "this" in Russian (as well as "these", "those", etc.).
These are what's called demonstrative pronouns.
They can either stand on their own (e.g. "This is my book") or modify a noun (e.g. "This book is mine").
Thankfully, in Russian, demonstrative pronouns are super easy.
This / Этот / Etot
Singular ('this' in Russian)
| Case | Nominative | Genitive | Dative | Accusative | Instrumental | Prepositional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | этот | этого | этому | этого (animate), этот (inanimate) | этим | об этом |
| Feminine | эта | этой | этой | эту | этой | об этой |
| Neuter | это | этого | этому | это | этим | об этом |
Examples
Эта книга мое
Eta kniga moe
This book is mine
это ваши ручки?
Eto vashi ruchki?
Is this your pen?
Plural ('these' in Russian)
| Nominative | Genitive | Dative | Accusative | Instrumental | Prepositional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| эти | этих | этим | этих (animate), эти (inanimate) | этими | об этих |
Examples
Эти собаки лают
Eti sobaki layut
These dogs are barking
Я хотел бы купить эти автомобили
YA hotel by kupit' eti avtomobili
I would like to buy these cars
That / Тот / Tot
Singular ('that' in Russian)
| Case | Nominative | Genitive | Dative | Accusative | Instrumental | Prepositional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | тот | того | тому | тот (animate), того (inanimate) | тем | том |
| Feminine | та | той | той | ту | той | той |
| Neuter | то | того | тому | то | тем | том |
Examples
тот бьютифул царь
Tot b'yutiful tsar'
That beautiful king.
является то, что ваш ноутбук?
yavlyaet·sya to, chto vash noutbuk?
Is that your notebook?
Plural ('those' in Russian)
| Nominative | Genitive | Dative | Accusative | Instrumental | Prepositional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| те | тех | тем | те (animate), тех (inanimate) | теми | тех |
Examples
Те люди поют
Te lyudi poyut
Those people are singing
Tех собак, мои.
Teh sobak, moi
Those are my dogs.
To conclude
As you can see, it's very easy to memorize and learn.
Once you recognize the few patterns here, you'll be able to say 'this', 'these', 'that' and 'those' in Russian without issue.
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