Instrumental Case Introduction
Творны склон
Vocabulary
- ручкай — I write with a pen.
- сястрой — She goes with her sister.
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Instrumental Case Introduction
Творны склон
The Instrumental Case (Творны склон)
The instrumental case answers the questions кім? (by whom?) and чым? (by what? / with what?). It is used for: 1. Means or instrument: Я пішу ручкай. (I write with a pen.) 2. Accompaniment (with з/зь): Я іду з сябрам. (I go with a friend.) 3. After быць/стаць: Ён стаў настаўнікам. (He became a teacher.)
The instrumental singular endings depend on gender:
The preposition з (with) is used before consonants. Before soft consonants or vowels, it becomes зь. 'З' + instrumental = 'together with'.
з сябрам — with a friend — з + masculine instrumental
з сястрой — with a sister — з + feminine instrumental
зь бацькам — with father — зь before soft consonant
Vocabulary
| Belarusian | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ручкай | I write with a pen. | — |
| сястрой | She goes with her sister. | — |
Practice
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