750 Russian Verbs and Their Uses

by Issa R. Zauber, Jan R. Zamir, Sonia Nelson Zamir

Release Date: 18 August, 1997

Edition: Paperback

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good reference for verbs, prepositions, and objects

If you're like me, you have a hard enough time just picking up vocabulary, let alone trying to remember which prepositions are used with certain verbs, and which verbs can take objects in the dative, genitive, prepositional, or instrumental case. This book covers all these areas and gives good examples.

My only complaint is that sometimes verbs are shown with their aspectual pairs, and sometimes they aren't. For example, the perfective verb kupit' is listed by itself, but the listing for the imperfective form pokupat' shows both forms.

Truly indespensable

I've been using this book for 1 1/2 years now and its dog-eared quality is second only to that of my main textbook. Its sample sentences are what bring new verbs alive to me. I've had Russian friends tape record these sentences as I've encountered new verbs, so I've gotten the benefit from both print and aural presentations of the book's contents. If I hadn't bought this book I would have had to invent it myself. It, together with 501 Verbs: Fully Conjugated and the Russian/Eng dictionary are my triumvirate. There is zero chance you'll regret this purchase.