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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Exception Nouns
There are seven general exceptions in the 2nd declension. Instead of ending in -is, seven nouns end in -s. Essentially, the nominative singular is all that is different. According to my grammar book, the genitive singular is also -s instead … Continue reading
Prepositions
Despite their small size, prepositions are really important to understand. For one thing, without prepositions, you lose a lot of meaning and for another, more important thing, some of them do double duty as verbal prefixes. Of course, it would … Continue reading
On Plurals
This entry is part of a series, Nouns» English can be really confusing when it comes to singular and plural nouns. We have words from so many different languages that still follow their native language’s grammatical rules that we can’t … Continue reading
How do I say…?
One thing I believe is essential in speaking another language is knowing how to say please and thank you. Whenever I go to a new country (unless I don’t know I’m going, like my sudden re-routing through Sweden), I make … Continue reading
Possession
This entry is part of a series, Nouns» The most common definition of the genitive case is that it shows possession. (The genitive case is used for other constructions, but this is the most common usage.) In English, we have … Continue reading
Tirdzniecības kanāls, Liepāja
I thought I would share one of my photos from Liepāja today. I wish we could go back for a visit, but it will have to wait.