What are common mistakes with Наречия частотности?

Common challenges with this topic for different L1 backgrounds. 🇬🇧 English speakers: May find this concept unfamiliar. 🇨🇿 Czech speakers: Slavic similarities help with this topic. 🇩🇪 German speakers: Some parallels but key differences exist.

Наречия частотности | Russian Grammar A1

Наречия частотности

A1 — Наречия

Frequency adverbs: всегда, часто, иногда, редко, никогда

Can understand and apply наречия частотности in basic communication

Frequency adverbs: всегда, часто, иногда, редко, никогда

Examples

Я всегда́ пью ко́фе у́тром. — I always drink coffee in the morning.
Она́ иногда́ чита́ет кни́ги. — She sometimes reads books.
Я никогда́ не был в Росси́и. — I have never been to Russia.

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Наречия частотности

Frequency adverbs: всегда, часто, иногда, редко, никогда

Learning Goal

Can understand and apply наречия частотности in basic communication

Exam Skills:ГоворениеГрамматика/Лексика

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Я всегда́ пью ко́фе у́тром.

I always drink coffee in the morning.

Она́ иногда́ чита́ет кни́ги.

She sometimes reads books.

Я никогда́ не был в Росси́и.

I have never been to Russia.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

Наречия частотности (Как часто?):

Наречие	Значение	Частота
всегда́	always	100%
обы́чно	usually	~80%
ча́сто	often	~60%
иногда́	sometimes	~40%
ре́дко	rarely	~20%
никогда́	never	0%

Никогда́ + не: Я никогда́ не был в Росси́и. (double negation!)

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Practice Exercises

Common challenges with this topic for different L1 backgrounds. 🇬🇧 English speakers: May find this concept unfamiliar.

Я всегда́ пью ко́фе у́тром.

I always drink coffee in the morning.

See content for details.

Она́ иногда́ чита́ет кни́ги.

She sometimes reads books.

See content for details.

Я никогда́ не был в Росси́и.

I have never been to Russia.

See content for details.

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Frequently asked questions

When is Наречия частотности used?: Никогда́ + не : Я никогда́ не был в Росси́и. (double negation!)
What are common mistakes with Наречия частотности?: Common challenges with this topic for different L1 backgrounds. 🇬🇧 English speakers: May find this concept unfamiliar. 🇨🇿 Czech speakers: Slavic similarities help with this topic. 🇩🇪 German speakers: Some parallels but key differences exist.