In the Instrumental case, Russian pronouns change as indicated in the table that follows.

Table 3-6Russian personal pronouns in the Instrumental case

Nominative	Prepositional
ia	mnoj
ty	toboj
on	im
ona	ej
ono	im
my	nami
vy	vami
oni	imi

When used after prepositions, Instrumental pronouns im, ej, and imi gain the consonant n- at the beginning of the word: nim, nej, and nimi.

Exercise 16: Rewriting Sentences

Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined words or phrases with pronouns in the Instrumental case. Remember that after prepositions some pronouns gain the consonant n- at the beginning.

1. Lena ochen' zainteresovalas' etim molodym chelovekom.

2. Vy chasto vidites' so svoimi druz'iami?

3. Moia dochka druzhit s etoj devochkoj

4. Gid zajmiotsia turistami.

5. Ty risuesh' etim karandashom?

6. Prikhodite v gosti s drugom.

7. Ia chasto razgovarivaiu s roditeliami po telefonu.

8. On uvlioksia muzykoj.

Exercise 14: Choosing the Correct Case

Complete the sentences with the pronouns in parentheses. Depending on the role of the pronoun in the sentence, either leave it in the Nominative case or put it in Instrumental. Translating the sentences will help you choose the correct case.

Exercise 18: Completing Sentences

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Listen to the speaker. Complete the following sentences, replacing the nouns read by the speaker with appropriate pronouns. Remember to put the pronouns in the Instrumental case.

1. Ia pogovoriu s

2. Ia idu v kino s

3. Vadim liubit sporit' s

4. My khotim vstretit'sia s

5. My chasto razgovarivaem s

6. Moj brat edet v otpusk s

7. On vsegda prikhodit s

8. Viktor khochet pogovorit' s