Exercise 1. The meaning of the Instrumental case.
In this lesson you will learn the Instrumental Case with reflexive verbs ending in -ся: заниматься спортом (to do sport), интересоваться музыкой (to interest in music) . You will also learn the Instrumental Case with the verbs быть/стать/работать (to be/ to become, to work): быть студентом (be a student), стать инженером (to become an engineer), работаю врачом (work as a doctor)..
Instrumental is often used with preposition с to indicate that subject does anything together with an object: идти с братом (to go with brother), говорить с мамой (to talk with mother), пить чай с сахаром (to drink a tea with sugar).
Instrumental Case answers questions Кем? Чем? and, it is easy to guess, is used to express the concerpt of an instrument: писать ручкой (to write with a pen).
