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This is an excellent supplement to the Big Silver Book of 555 Russian Verbs fully conjugated by Jack Franke or the Big Silver Book of 555 Russian verbs is an excellent supplement to the present book by Issa Zauber. Sven Aschberg, chronic student of russian language

Rating: (4 / 5)

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.

Rating: (4 / 5)

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.

Rating: (5 / 5)

Anyone studying Russian should have this book. The many examples of usage are what make it so incredible. It does't replace a standard dictionary, but it is an outstanding supplement. I can say that it is a big help to me and is a book that I highly recommend to people.

Rating: (5 / 5)

Although it isn't as exhaustive as Daum and Shenk's verb tome, this book is perhaps even more essential for the Russian language learner. Its strengths are that it not only covers petty much all but the most specialized verbs (believe me, 750 verbs are more than you'll ever actively use), but it also illustrates them in context -- giving you the variant meanings when used with different cases and in conjunction with different prepositions. These last two points pose the biggest difficulties in using Russian verbs properly, once the learner has mastered the conjugations and the idea of aspect. Regular practice with this book would benefit ever the most advanced students of Russian.

Now, if someone would just craft a good workbook using this book as a basis, we would have a very powerful learning tool!

Rating: (5 / 5)

I found this book to be very useful; I appreciated the examples that show the various meanings of the verbs. It usually gives at least two examples for each verb, often more. However, it does not show the complete conjugation of each verb, which is useful when learning Russian. It does have an appendix which explains conjugation, but it is not convenient to use. Overall, though, I found this book extremely interesting and useful, and recommend it for students of Russian.

Rating: (4 / 5)

This book is a good source for information about certain verbs. An average dictionary will simply translate the verb. A good dictionary will also give you the governance (some verbs govern certain cases). This book allows you to find out all this information very quickly. It also gives a lot of examples. However, it is only limited to 750 verbs and does not give you all the translations a particular verb might have in various contexts like a good dictionary would have. It only gives you the most popular translations and usage. But it is still a very good reference and every serious student of Russian should have this book in their personal library.

Rating: (4 / 5)

Man. This book was hard. What is going on with those letters? Its like a whole new alphabet or something. I think that I would rather buy a spanish book. Its easier.

Rating: (1 / 5)

This reference book is a have-to for students of Russian. It goes beyond the other verb conjugtion manuals by giving specific times when the verb (and its forms) would be used, the cases used in each example, and sample items. You need this one to master Russian verbs!

Rating: (5 / 5)