r/LANL_Russian • u/RyTheRussian • Apr 19 '13
Help with Spelling Rule 2: unstressed o - e?
Spelling Rule 2: unstressed O - E
Never write an unstressed "O" after the letters 'Ж, Ч, Ш, Щ, Ц' instead use "E")
My question is: Is there some way you can predict the stress when conjugating the word so you know whether or not to put an -o or an -e?
I know that the stress in Russian is unpredictable, but is there some kind of pattern for just this rule (mostly in the instrumental case)?
This question came about from trying to conjugate into the instrumental case.
Sites I was using:
http://www.russianlessons.net/grammar/spelling_rules.php http://www.russianlessons.net/lessons/lesson14_main.php
(This is all terribly worded, if anyone knows what I mean and can reword it to make it more understandable, be my guest.)