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Compass Points
The nouns for the four main compass points in Russian are listed below.
| слова́рная фо́рма | English | Мы живём на (+ prep) | Мы е́дем на (+ accusative) |
|---|---|---|---|
| се́вер | north | се́вере | се́вер |
| юг | south | ю́ге | юг |
| восто́к | east | восто́ке | восто́к |
| за́пад | west | за́паде | за́пад |
Note that all these nouns take the preposition на.
The related adjective forms for the compass points are:
| се́вер | се́верный |
| юг | ю́жный |
| восто́к | восто́чный |
| за́пад | за́падный |
The adjective forms appear in the names for many locations, such as:
| Се́верная Кароли́на |
| Ю́жная Кароли́на |
| За́падная Евро́па |
| Восто́чная Евро́па |
Conjugating the Marriage Verbs
The verb жени́ться is a second conjugation verb with a stem in жен- +ся. It can be either an imperfective or a perfective verb. Context will tell you which aspect and tense is meant.
The marriage expression for women выходи́ть/вы́йти за́муж за кого́? literally means “to go out after a husband,” reflecting the folk tradition that at marriage the bride left her family and joined the household of her husband’s family. The verb of motion выходи́ть/вы́йти conjugates as follows.