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Personal Pronouns Across the Cases
Practise personal-pronoun forms in all six cases, including prepositions and the third-person н- rule.
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Browse Pronouns practiceQuestion 1
___ нравится эта музыка.
English context
Choose the correct form of «я» for “I like this music.”
Options
- Мне
- Меня
- Мной
- Я
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- Мне
Correct feedback
Correct. «Нравиться» puts the person who likes something in the dative: «мне нравится».
Grammar rule
With «нравиться», the experiencer takes the dative case: «мне нравится».
Question 2
Она ждёт ___.
English context
Choose the accusative form of «ты» for “She is waiting for you.”
Options
- тебя
- тебе
- тобой
- ты
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- тебя
Correct feedback
Correct. «Ждать» takes the accusative for the person being awaited: «ждёт тебя».
Grammar rule
The verb «ждать» governs the accusative: «ждать кого? — тебя».
Question 3
У ___ нет времени.
English context
Choose the genitive form of «мы» for “We have no time.”
Options
- нас
- нам
- нами
- мы
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- нас
Correct feedback
Correct. «У» for possession takes the genitive: «у нас нет времени».
Grammar rule
The possessor after «у» is genitive: «у нас», «у них», «у меня».
Question 4
Я работаю с ___.
English context
Choose the instrumental form of «вы» for “I work with you.”
Options
- вами
- вас
- вам
- вы
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- вами
Correct feedback
Correct. «С» meaning “with” takes the instrumental: «с вами».
Grammar rule
The preposition «с» meaning “with” governs the instrumental case.
Question 5
Мы говорим о ___.
English context
Choose the prepositional form of «она» for “We are talking about her.”
Options
- ней
- её
- ей
- она
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- ней
Correct feedback
Correct. «О» takes the prepositional, and «она» receives н- after the preposition: «о ней».
Grammar rule
After a preposition, third-person pronouns generally add н-: «о ней».
Question 6
Я иду к ___.
English context
Choose the dative form of «он» for “I am going to him.”
Options
- нему
- ему
- него
- ним
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- нему
Correct feedback
Correct. «К» takes the dative, with н- after the preposition: «к нему».
Grammar rule
The dative of «он» is «ему»; after a preposition, use «нему».
Question 7
Учитель видит ___.
English context
Choose the accusative form of «они» for “The teacher sees them.”
Options
- их
- ним
- им
- они
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- их
Correct feedback
Correct. «Видеть» takes the accusative, «они» becomes «их»; no preposition means no added н-.
Grammar rule
The accusative of «они» is «их»; the initial н- is added only after most prepositions.
Question 8
Он часто звонит ___.
English context
Choose the dative form of «я» for “He often calls me.”
Options
- мне
- меня
- мной
- я
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- мне
Correct feedback
Correct. «Звонить» governs the dative: «звонит мне».
Grammar rule
«Звонить» takes the dative case for the person called.
Question 9
Она гордится ___.
English context
Choose the instrumental form of «он» for “She is proud of him.”
Options
- им
- его
- ему
- он
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- им
Correct feedback
Correct. «Гордиться» takes the instrumental: «гордится им».
Grammar rule
«Гордиться» requires the instrumental case: «гордиться кем? — им».
Question 10
Мы вспоминаем о ___.
English context
Choose the prepositional form of «они» for “We remember them.”
Options
- них
- их
- им
- ними
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- них
Correct feedback
Correct. «О» takes the prepositional, and «они» becomes «них» after a preposition.
Grammar rule
After «о», third-person plural «они» takes the form «них».