In Lesson 3 you will be introduced to some new information about verbs and pronouns, as follows:

1. Verbs – two new Group I є-ють, е-уть verbs which are slightly irregular.
2. Pronouns – singular pronouns in the Genitive case and their use with the preposition до.

Дієслова Verbs

In Unit VI you are introduced to two new verbs belonging to the Group I Conjugation. The verbs are жити (to live) and писати (to write).

Until now, you have declined Group I verbs by dropping the infinitive ending ти before adding the verb endings. The verb жити is slightly irregular in that the ending ти is dropped, but the consonant в is added to the stem жи before the verb is declined. Therefore the stem becomes жив, as illustrated below.

In the Unit VI dialogue, you heard the following statement:

Лариса живе в Едмонтоні, Петрику.

The preposition у (в) is used with the verb жити, followed by a noun in the Locative Case.

VI. Exercise 3.i

Complete the exercise below by inserting the correct form of the verb жити. Find the nouns which appear in the Locative case and write their Nominative form in the space on the right. An example is given.

The verb писати is slightly irregular in that we must drop the letters ати and replace the letter с with the letter ш in the conjugations. In short, the stem becomes пиш. The verb is conjugated below.

In the Unit VI dialogue, you heard the verb писати used with the preposition до (to), when the recipient is identified. This preposition is always followed by the Genitive case.

До кого ти пишеш, Оленко?

Я пишу листа до Лариси.

VI. Exercise 3.ii

Complete the exercise below by inserting the correct form of the verb писати. Find the nouns which appear in the Genitive case and write their Nominative form in the space on the right. An example is given.

• Тато _________________ до діда. дід

1. Ми __________________ до вчителя. _____________

2. Чи ти __________________ до пана Козака? ___________________

4. Ні, я __________________ до пана Шевчука. ___________________

5. Хто __________________ до Петрика? ____________________

6. Дівчата ________________ до Марка. __________________

7. Ми ________________ до Данила. ___________________

8. Шкода, що Богдан не _______________ до Михайла. __________________

VI. Exercise 3.iii

Conjugate the two new verbs introduced in this Unit by completing the exercise below.

жити /писати

вони _____________	ви ________________
ти _______________	я__________________
ми ______________	вони ______________
він ______________	ми ________________
я _______________	ти ________________
ви ______________	вона ______________

 

Pronouns

Earlier you were introduced to the interrogative pronoun хто, as well as the personal pronouns я, ти, він, вона, воно, ми, ви, вони in the Nominative Case.

Хто читає? Я читаю.

However, their form changes when they are used with certain prepositions, as, for example, with the preposition до (to) which was introduced in this Unit. The word хто (who) changes to кого (whom). The phrase До кого … (To whom…) becomes a questioning phrase which is answered using the Genitive case.

хто --- до кого

До кого ти пишеш, Оленко?

When using pronouns, their form changes as a result of their use in the Genitive case. The pronoun ти becomes тебе.

ти --- до тебе

Чи вона пише до тебе?

Singular personal pronouns change their form when used in the Genitive case. Note the changes shown below. Accents fall on the first syllable when these pronouns are used in both the Genitive and Accusative Cases.

я --- до мене, про мене

ти --- до тебе, про тебе

він --- до нього, про нього

вона --- до неї, про неї

VI. Exercise 3.iv

Read the following exercise orally and note the pronoun changes after the preposition до. For each response, compose a second response which is the opposite of the first response.

VI. Exercise 3.v

Complete this exercise to reinforce the new material which you have learned in this lesson.

VI. Exercise 3.vi

Complete the exercise with the correct form of the verb and noun in brackets.

Hint: Nouns appear in both the Locative and Genitive cases.