Instrumental Case: Nouns
You probably know that the easiest way to talk about your job is to use "Я" + the job in the Nominative Case:
Я учитель. = I'm a teacher.
But what if you want to complicate things a little and say "I work as a teacher"? In Russian it will sound like "Я работаю учителем." "Учителем" is an example of the Instrumental Case.
The endings for masculine nouns in the Instrumental Case are "ом" or "ем":
- "ем" if the noun ends in "ь" or "й"
- "ом" for all the other masculine nouns (Он работает программистом = He works as a programmer).
The endings for feminine nouns are "ой" or "ей":
Она работает официанткой. = She works as a waitress.
Она работает продавщицей. = She works as a shop assistant.
А кем вы работаете? :)
Practice: try this exercise.
But what if you want to complicate things a little and say "I work as a teacher"? In Russian it will sound like "Я работаю учителем." "Учителем" is an example of the Instrumental Case.
The endings for masculine nouns in the Instrumental Case are "ом" or "ем":
- "ем" if the noun ends in "ь" or "й"
- "ом" for all the other masculine nouns (Он работает программистом = He works as a programmer).
The endings for feminine nouns are "ой" or "ей":
Она работает официанткой. = She works as a waitress.
Она работает продавщицей. = She works as a shop assistant.
А кем вы работаете? :)
Practice: try this exercise.
- "ом" for all the other masculine nouns (Он работает программистом = He works as a programmer).
The endings for feminine nouns are "ой" or "ей":
Она работает официанткой. = She works as a waitress.
Она работает продавщицей. = She works as a shop assistant.
А кем вы работаете? :)
Practice: try this exercise.
Она работает официанткой. = She works as a waitress.
Она работает продавщицей. = She works as a shop assistant.
А кем вы работаете? :)
Practice: try this exercise.
Practice: try this exercise.