Уро́к 2
2.3 Grammar: Prepositional Case, continued…
Люби́мая Грамма́тика
If my calculations are correct, then the previous grammar page, introducing you to the Prepositional Case, was not too bad. You learned that you typically use the prepositions в / на and add -e to a noun when you want to answer the question Где?
There is one more general rule to add to those endings. As you know, some feminine and neuter nouns can end in -ия and -ие, respectively, like
Feminine – Росси́я ‘Russia’
Neuter – общежи́тие ‘dormitory’
In Prepositional Case forms, or to say ‘in Russia’ or ‘at the dorm’, drop the final vowel (я, е) and add-и:
Росси́я >> в Росси́и
общежи́тие >> в общежи́тии
Feminine nouns that end in -я, and -ья, however, behave like other feminine nouns, например:
ба́ня ‘bath house / sauna’
в ба́не
статья́ ‘article’
в статье́
Neuter nouns likewise can end in -е, -ье, and they behave just like other neuter nouns:
мо́ре ‘sea’
в мо́ре (no visible change)
пече́нье ‘cookie’
в пече́нье (no visible change)
Finally, one more mention about masculine nouns that end in the soft consonant-й. For these, drop the final soft consonant -й and the add the Prepositional ending -е, например:
в музе́е
