Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Би Улаанбаатар руу явна.
I will go to Ulaanbaatar.
Гэр рүү хар.
Look toward home.
Сургууль руу явж байна.
Going to school.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Directional case — movement toward a place.
After vowel/н: -руу/-рүү (vowel harmony). After other consonants: -луу/-лүү rare variant.
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesWrong vowel harmony in directional case (e.g., *гэр руу instead of гэр рүү).
Confusing directional -руу with locative -д/-т (movement vs. static location).
Би Улаанбаатар руу явна.
I will go to Ulaanbaatar.
-руу after back-vowel word Улаанбаатар = direction toward.
Гэр рүү хар.
Look toward home.
-рүү after front-vowel word гэр (е = front vowel).
Сургууль руу явж байна.
Going to school.
Directional -руу with progressive -ж байна = movement in progress.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises