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Program /  II. WORD FORMATION

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In the Russian language word includes the following parts: root, prefix, suffix, ending. Root - the common part of related words. For example: учить - учитель - учёба - учёный. Prefix is always found in front of the root? And suffix - after the root. New words are formed with their help. For example: читать - прочитать - читатель. Prefix, root and suffix enter the word stem, in other words stem forms the whole word without ending.

Table 8. Types of stems

Hard stem стол, комнат -а, окн -о, нов -ый
Soft stem учитель, санатор -ий, мор -е, домашн -ий
Stem with г, к, х книг -а, стих -и, тих -ий
Stem with ш,щ,ц, ч этаж, ночь, хорош -ий

Table 9. Stem impact on selection of ending when the word is changed

комната     - комнаты
ночь            - ночи
новый студент         - нового студента
хороший словарь   - хорошего словаря

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