This post is about Rusanto, a simplified form of Russian with an Esperanto-like grammar. I provided a link to the site but the site is very small (only 1 page) but does have a forum and starter dictionary, its well worth checking out!
| NOUNS | Apart from the plural form, nouns don't change. Exception: object or direction. (The object ending can be left out if object follows subject or if object is preceded by a preposition) | |
| noun plural | -(n)i | |
| object / direction (noun singular) | -(u)m | |
| object / direction (noun plural) | -(ni)m | |
| BASIC WORDS | root + ending: | |
| adverbs | -(n)o | |
| adjectives | -(n)oi | |
| COMPARATIVES - SUPERLATIVES | ||
| more | bolsx + adverb / adjective | |
| most | naibolsx + adverb / adjective | |
| less | mensx + adverb / adjective | |
| least | naimensx + adverb / adjective | |
| than | cxem | |
| as | kak | |
| PRONOUNS | ya, ti, on, ona, ono, mi, vi, oni | |
| GENDER | Rusanto has no grammatical gender. Only gender of obviously female beings is being accepted. | |
| TO BE | present: ( ) none | |
| future: bu | ||
| past: bil, bila, bili | ||
| conditional: bi | ||
| RUSANTO GRAMMAR: VERBS | ||
| VERBS NEUTRAL | root +li -(i)t | |
| VERBS CONDITIONAL | pronoun + bi + neutral | |
| VERBS FUTURE | pronoun + bu + neutral | |
| VERBS PAST SINGULAR | pronoun + root-(i)l | |
| VERBS PAST SINULAR FEMININE | pronoun + root-(i)la | |
| VERBS PAST PLURAL | pronoun + root-(i)li | |
| VERBS PRESENT | ||
| verb present "I" | root + -yu | |
| verb present "you" (singular + familiar) | root + -(i)sx | |
| verb present "he" | root + -yet | |
| verb present "she" | root + -yet | |
| verb present "it" | root + -yet | |
| verb present "we" | root + -yeme | |
| verb present "you" (plural or polite) | root + -yete | |
| verb present "they" | root + -yut | |
| IMPERATIVE | ||
| PARTICIPLES | ||
| present active participle (adverb) | verb-root + -yucx | |
| present active participle (adjective) | verb-root + -yucxi | |
| passive participle | verb-root + -noi | |
| passive participle past | verb-root + -(e)nsxoi | |
| NOUN FROM VERB | verb-root + -(e)nie | |
So that is the entire grammar in a nutshell! Russian grammar is full of complex conjugation which must match in gender and number. Rusanto is perfect for the beginner to understand the vocabulary and could be very useful as a stepping-stone into proper Russian.
I like to think of Rusanto in the same regard as Basic English. Both are based on the natural language but with simplified grammar, especial for those just starting out learning.
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