A Dictionary of Russian Verbs: Bases of Inflection, Aspects, Regimen, Stressing, Meanings

by Edmund Daum, Werner Schenk

Features 20,000 verbs, fully declined, including bases of inflection, aspects, regimen, stressing, and meanings, along with an essay on the syntax and semantics of the verb in present-day Russian by Professor Rudolf Ruzicka. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: Reference, Russia, Dictionaries

750 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 1983

Reviews

[Michael]

Russian verbs are very tricky. While there are standards for conjugation, there are many exceptions and so many different templates that it is easy to get confused. Then there are all the different verbs of motion to keep track of. I found this book essential during the time I was trying to learn Russian. It's big and bulky, but also very thorough, and gives a good overview of the basics at the front. There's an essay on semantics and syntax at the end that I never read, and I suspect almost no one else who owns this book ever does, either.