Уро́к 7
7.5 Grammar: Идти́ к челове́ку
Люби́мая Грамма́тика
Remember how you learned to talk about ‘going’ places? What if you want to say you’re going to see someone? As in, you’re going to someone and not some place. What then? You will use the same verbs, but you need to make sure you remember one thing:
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The rules, explained:
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A note about Dative and Prepositional Case synchronism:
Regarding feminine nouns (and pronouns and adjectives) ONLY, Dative Case endings are identical to Prepositional Case endings. Most of the time, for nouns, this ending is -е, like you saw in the slideshow. However, if you recall, there are feminine nouns that end in -ия, like Россия or names, like Мария. Just as you would with Prepositional Case, drop the -я and add -и:
- Росси́я > по Росси́и
- Мари́я >> к Мари́и.