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### Direct Object Pronouns

Just like in English (where "I" becomes "me" and "he" becomes "him"), Russian personal pronouns change their form when they are the direct receiver of an action. This is the **accusative case** for pronouns.

| Subject | Direct Object (Accusative) |
| --- | --- |
| **я** (I) | **меня** (me) |
| **ты** (you) | **тебя** (you) |
| **он** (he/it) | **его** (him/it) |
| **она** (she/it) | **её** (her/it) |
| **мы** (we) | **нас** (us) |
| **вы** (you formal/plural) | **вас** (you) |
| **они** (they) | **их** (them) |

*Note: The consonant in the middle of **его** is pronounced like a Russian **в**.*

### Me and You (меня, тебя)

In English, the object pronoun almost always comes after the verb ("You see me"). In Russian, word order is more flexible, and direct object pronouns very often come **before** the verb.

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### Him, Her, and Them (его, её, их)

Use these forms for third-person pronouns. Notice how they easily slip right before the verb or a negative word like **не**.

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### Us and You All (нас, вас)

Finally, here are the plural forms for "us" and "you" (which also serves as the polite, formal singular "you").

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Direct object pronouns (меня, тебя)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

predicative

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Presentative (это)

Noun gender

Soft-sign nouns (-ь)

Subject pronouns (я, ты, он...)

Yes/no questions (да / нет)

Basic interrogatives (кто / что)

Basic negation (не)

Coordinating conjunctions (и / а)

Possessive pronouns (мой, твой, наш, ваш)

Demonstrative pronouns (этот, эта, это)

Adjective agreement

Which and whose (какой, чей)

First conjugation verbs, singular (-ать)

First conjugation verbs, plural (-ать)

Second conjugation verbs (-ить)

Irregular present tense verbs

Adverbs of manner (как, очень)

Locations in prepositional case (в / на)

Prepositional case modifiers (-ом, -ой)

Topics of speech (о, об)

Direct objects (-у, -ю)

Verbs of motion (идти, ехать)

Destination (куда, в, на)

Plural nouns (-ы, -и, -а, -я)

Irregular plural nouns (друзья, дети)

Plural adjectives and pronouns (-ые, -ие)

Numbers 1 to 10 (один, два, три)

Possession with pronouns (у меня есть)

Possession with nouns (-а, -я, -ы, -и)

Genitive of negation (нет)

Numbers 2, 3, and 4

Quantities with mass nouns (сколько, много, мало)

Animate direct objects

The past tense of to be (был, была, было, были)

Regular past tense verbs

Time sequence expressions (вчера, завтра, раньше, потом)

Verb aspect in the past tense

Dative personal pronouns (мне, тебе, ему)

Expressing likes (нравится, нравятся)

Absence (нет)

Expressing age (год, года, лет)

Indirect objects (-у, -ю, -е)

Modal verbs (хотеть, мочь)

Reason and contrast (поэтому, но)

Double negation (ничего, никогда)

Reflexive verbs (-ся, -сь)

Polite requests and instructions (-ите, -йте)

Days of the week (в + Accusative)

Compound future tense (буду...)

Simple future tense

Accompaniment (с)

Multidirectional verbs of motion (ходить, ездить)

Greetings and goodbyes (здравствуйте, привет)

Thank you and sorry (спасибо, извините)

Countries and languages (русский, английский)

Meeting people (меня зовут, как дела)

Public transport (трамвай, остановка)

Left, right and the compass (слева, справа)

Places in the city (цирк, зоопарк)

Fruit and vegetables (помидор, огурец)

Post and travel (открытка, чемодан)

Family and relatives (внук, родственник)

Jobs and professions (инженер, продавец)

Sport and games (футбол, теннис)

Describing people (умный, сильный)

Health and the body (болен, здоровье)

The months of the year (январь, февраль)

Accusative feminine and inanimate adjectives (-ую, -юю)

Accusative animate masculine adjectives (-ого, -его)

Short-form adjectives (готов, занят)

Personal obligation (должен, должна)

Professions in the instrumental case

Genitive singular adjectives and possessives

Prepositions of absence and purpose (без, для)

Dative singular adjectives and possessives

Impersonal states (мне холодно)

Impersonal obligation (надо, нужно)

Impersonal permission (можно / нельзя)

Instrumental adjectives and pronouns

Reciprocal verbs (с + Instrumental)

Reflexive possessive pronouns (свой)

Reflexive pronouns (себя)

Specific indefinite pronouns (-то)

Non-specific indefinite pronouns (-нибудь)

Negative pronouns (никто / ничто)

Numbers 11 to 20

Tens to 100

Question	Answer
me	меня
to see	видеть
Do you see me?	Ты меня видишь?
to hear	слышать
They do not hear me.	Они меня не слышат.
you (acc, sg)	тебя
I love you very much.	Я тебя очень люблю.
I hear you well.	Я тебя хорошо слышу.
to meet	встречать
him / it (acc)	его
We often meet him in the park.	Мы часто встречаем его в парке.
I do not know him.	Я его не знаю.
her (acc)	её
Where is she? I do not see her.	Где она? Я её не вижу.
My brother often meets her.	Мой брат часто её встречает.
us	нас
Do you remember us?	Вы нас помните?
Our teacher understands us.	Наш учитель нас понимает.
you (acc, pl/formal) / you (genitive, plural/formal)	вас
I understand you very well.	Я вас очень хорошо понимаю.
The student is listening to you attentively.	Студент вас внимательно слушает.
them (acc)	их
They are there. Do you see them?	Они там. Ты их видишь?
We do not understand them.	Мы их не понимаем.