The Genitive Case and its uses

Endings

Masculine:
add -a OR replace last letter with -Я

Neuter:
add -a OR replace last letter with -Я

Feminine:
replace last letter with -Ы OR -И

Uses:

1. To signify possession or wherever the English requires 'of' or an apostrophe
2. Indicating absence (used with Нем)
3. Used with number 2,3,4 ad any compounds of these numbers other than 12,13,14
4. Used with the following prepositions

без            -without

до              - around

вокруг      -up to

из              - from

около       - near
от             - from
после         -after
с                - from
нет             -not
напротив   - opposite
далеко       -far
недалеко    - not far
близко        -close/ nearby

Saying 'I have'

There is no verb 'to have' like there is in English, so instead the preposition у is used with the direct object pronoun.

Direct Object Pronouns
Я                                       Меня
Ты                                     Тебя
Он/Она/Оно                      Его/Её/Его
Мы                                    Нас
Вы                                     Вас
Они                                   Их

To say I have: place the preposition 'y' followed by the direct object pronoun followed by есть

у + D.O.C + есть

y Меня есть                       I have

y Тебя есть                        You have
y Его/Её/Его есть              He/She/It has
y Нас есть                          We have
y Вас есть                          You (pl.) have
y Их есть                            They have

Russian Edexcel GCSE Syllabus

For the Reading and Listening exams the topics you are expected to know are:
Out and about

• Visitor information 
• Basic weather 
• Local amenities 
• Accommodation 
• Public transport 
• Directions 

Customer service and transactions

• Cafés and restaurants 
• Shops 
• Dealing with problems 

Personal information

• General interests 
• Leisure activities 
• Family and friends 
• Lifestyle (healthy eating and exercise) 

Future plans, education and work

• Basic language of the internet 
• Simple job advertisements 
• Simple job applications and CV 
• School and college 
• Work and work experience

For the Speaking and Writing exams the topics you are expected to know are:
1. Media, travel and culture

• Music/film/reading 
• Fashion/celebrities/religion 
• Blogs/internet 
• Holidays Accommodation 
• Eating, food, drink 

2. Sport, leisure and work

• Hobbies/interests 
• Sporting events 
• Lifestyle choices 
• Work experience/part-time jobs 
• Product or service information