Hard and Soft Stems (II) – Adjectives

Why do we spell some adjectives with -ый, while others end in -ий? Why do we write большое, but хорошее? Why русский, but русская?

Just as with nouns, the way we spell Russian adjective endings depends on whether the stem ends in a hard or a soft consonant. It's a simple concept, but we'll also go over a few seeming exceptions that can be confusing at first.

To get the most out of this tutorial, it's best to watch this video on hard and soft stems in nouns first:    • Hard and Soft Stems (I) – Nouns  

For the basics of hard and soft consonants, don't miss this video:    • Hard and Soft Consonants in Russian (REVISED)  

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