Thread: Valda - разные вопросы по глаголам

How would you say that? Since it's a noun after a verb, you use accusative, right? But we only use it on нашла or also on книга?

Я нашла эту книга
Я нашла эту книгу

or maybe the accusative rule no longer apply once we use это?

Я нашла эта книга

Originally Posted by Valda

How would you say that? Since it's a noun after a verb, you use accusative, right? But we only use it on нашла or also on книга?

Я нашла эту книга
Я нашла эту книгу

or maybe the accusative rule no longer apply once we use это?

Я нашла эта книга

Isn't there only one noun in the whole sentence?

"Я нашла эту книгу" is the only correct variant. If such sentences raise questions, I would seriously recommend throwing away whatever grammarbook you use, and consult An On-line Russian Reference Grammar instead.

Remembering the rules of Russian grammar is a daunting, and time consuming chore; but, it is very well worth the effort.

Two quick things:

1) I suggest buying the Big Silver Book of Russian Verbs - it will help you learn which verb requires which case. Not all verbs take accusative. For example, the verb 'звонить' takes dative: "Я звоню моему брату каждый день." With the verb 'to find' you do use the accusative however.

2) Remember that adjectives will ALWAYS decline to match the noun they are describing in gender, case, and number. If it helps to remember, find your verb and which case it requires, decline the noun, and then decline the adjective to match the noun.

Найти - to find, with an direct object (Accusative-noun)
Книга - declines into the accusative
Эта - the adjective 'this', describing 'book' - so this must decline into the accusative as well to match the noun.

I hope that all makes sense and helps (Comprehensive Russian Grammar by Terrance Wade is a fantastic book, and has a workbook you can buy to go with it. I'm currently working with it, and highly recommend it).

Thanks for helping me figuring this out I'll conjugate Это accordingly as well!