Breakdown of Я люблю слушать нашего нового преподавателя.
я
I
новый
new
наш
our (наш, наша, наше)
слушать
to listen
любить
to love, to like
преподаватель
teacher (university)
Questions & Answers about Я люблю слушать нашего нового преподавателя.
Why do we use the Accusative case here when the English translation says "listening to"?
In Russian, the verb слушать (to listen) takes a direct object in the Accusative case, without any preposition. You don't need a word for "to"; you just listen directly to the person or thing.
Why do the words нашего and нового end in -его and -ого?
This is the core rule for masculine animate modifiers in the Accusative case. Because the teacher is a living person (animate), adjectives and pronouns describing him take the special endings -его and -ого. If the object were an inanimate thing, like a podcast, they wouldn't change from their dictionary forms.
How should I pronounce the letter "г" in нашего and нового?
Whenever you see the endings -ого and -его on adjectives and pronouns, the letter г is pronounced like an English "v". They are pronounced roughly like "na-she-vo" and "no-va-va".
The dictionary word for teacher is преподаватель. Why does it end in -я here?
Because it is an animate masculine noun in the Accusative case. For masculine nouns that end in a soft sign (-ь), the soft sign changes to -я when the noun becomes the direct object.
Could I use учителя instead of преподавателя?
You could, but they refer to different types of teachers. A преподаватель is usually an instructor at a university, college, or adult language course. An учитель is typically a teacher in a primary or high school.
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