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Slova is your language coach that knows which cases you miss.

It reads your level as you train, then builds each session around the cases and verbs you keep missing. Every word comes with its 6 case forms and aspect pair built in.

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Slova 12

Working on: accusative

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Casesaccusative3/8
Verbs Lesson firstPast tense5
In contextyour words in real sentences6
Lessons for todayAll lessons
3 min Accusative caseToday's focus книга → книгу Read the lesson
3 min Past tenseToday's quick check читал · читала · читали Read the lesson
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The frustration is real

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Learner, 479 days in

After 479 days on Duolingo and reaching level 45, I have exhausted Duolingo's content. I still can't speak Russian.

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You've just spent a lot of time on this game and still don't know grammar, which is extremely important in Russian.

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My vocabulary is huge and my grammar is atrocious. It makes me embarrassed to even try speaking.

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Thank you so much, I may just master this in my next lifetime.

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As a native - I find this very confusing.

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I can recognize the words if I see them. However, after seeing them, they just don't stick to my memory unless I see them again.

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English speakers find it so hard to learn cases. I see many learners on YouTube who can't properly say words with the needed cases.

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Good to learn new words. Bad to learn Grammar.

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Quoted from public discussions between Russian learners and native speakers. Names hidden.

You can read this sentence. But can you explain the grammar?

Вчера я прочитал новую книгу.

Yesterday I read a new book.

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The case wall

The accusative: what you act on

The book is what you read, so it takes the accusative case. Feminine -а becomes -у, and the adjective follows: новая книга becomes новую книгу. One noun has 12 forms like this.

How Slova helps

Every word comes with its 6 cases. Miss an ending, and Slova brings it back until it sticks.

8 in 10get a missed ending right the next time it comes up
The verb maze

Perfective or imperfective

Verbs come in pairs. The imperfective читать is the process, the perfective прочитать is the finished result. The prefix про- says you finished the book. читал would say you spent the evening reading. The -л ending is the past tense.

How Slova helps

Every verb comes with its pair. The coach shows you the rule first, then drills the pair you mix up.

3 in 4get a missed verb pair right the next time
The recognition trap

Easy to read, hard to say

Every word here looks familiar. Our learners pick the right ending 8 times in 10. Typing it from memory, just over half.

How Slova helps

You type the answer from memory, so the word is yours when someone asks you a question.

9 in 10words typed right once are still right a week later

How a typical Slova learner improves in 4 weeks, training 20 minutes a day

200words they can type from memory, not only recognize
50case forms nailed, like книгу and книги
58% → 77%case endings typed rightFrom the first try to the third, on the same form
60% → 77%verb forms typed rightFrom the first try to the fourth, on the same form
65% → 80%perfective or imperfective chosen rightEarly answers against later ones, per learner

Typical learner: the middle one of those who trained 8 or more days in their first 4 weeks. Accuracy: typed answers from Slova learners, July to October 2026.

The diagnosis

Your vocabulary outgrew
your grammar.

Anki

gives you words, with no grammar around them.

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Textbooks

give you grammar, in a separate app entirely.

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Slova

trains words with their case forms and aspect pairs built in.

The training plan

Vocabulary training with the grammar attached

01 - Your level

Slova learns your level

Every word you train carries a mastery level, from Novice up to Elite. Slova sets it from how often you get the word right and how long you go without slipping, so the score reflects how well you actually recall it.

Those scores roll up two ways: into your overall CEFR level, and into a mastery breakdown for every topic and word type. At a glance you can see your verbs of motion are stuck at Novice while your greetings sit at Elite.

That map is what makes targeted practice work. Tap a weak grammar skill to drill its forms, or any tier or weak topic to train just those words, so your time goes to the Russian you keep getting wrong while mastered words rest until review.

Mastery

Tap a skill to train it.

Nominative casegot itTrain
Prepositional casesolidTrain
Present tensesolidTrain
Genitive casegetting thereTrain
Past tensegetting thereTrain
AspecttrickyTrain
Verbs of motiontrickyTrain
Instrumental casestill learning youTrain
02 - Weak spots

Weak spots get their own drills

Every topic and word type carries a mastery score. When one lags, it lands in your weak spots with a Drill button next to it. One tap builds a session from just those words.

Your strengths stay on the board too. They tell Slova what can rest, so review time goes to the Russian that needs it.

Needs work
Your weak spots
Verbs of motion · 12 18% masteredDrill
Genitive plural · 9 24% masteredDrill
Numbers & time · 8 31% masteredDrill
Strengths
What you're good at
Greetings · 14 96% masteredTrain
Family & people · 22 88% masteredTrain
Food & drink · 19 79% masteredTrain
03 - Cases

Cases training

Every noun gets a full declension table - all 6 cases, singular and plural. Type the correct form. Get it wrong? See the full table and learn the pattern.

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Not quite
Correct answer: поса́дка
Nominative forms of «поса́дка»
Singular
поса́дка
Plural
поса́дки
Nominative · Именительный
Subject of the sentence - who or what performs the action.
e.g. Это кни́га. (This is a book.)
Exception
The genitive plural form 'посадок' features a fleeting 'о' inserted between the stem consonants. Other forms follow the standard feminine pattern for nouns ending in -ка.
×
Not quite
Correct: поса́дка
Nominative «поса́дка»
Singular
поса́дка
Plural
поса́дки
Nominative · Именительный
Subject of the sentence - who or what performs the action.
e.g. Это кни́га.
Exception
Genitive plural 'посадок' has a fleeting 'о' between stem consonants.
04 - Verbs

Conjugation training

Full conjugation tables for present, past, and imperative. Aspect detection included. The system knows which verb forms you struggle with.

✎
Write conjugation
Type the correct conjugated form
29
Verbs available
+6 XP
Per correct
Max levelElite
Choose verb(s)
Random ✓
Practice all verbs
Specific
Choose one verb
Select tense
Present / Future
я, ты, он/она...
Past Tense
Masculine, Feminine...
Imperative
Commands (ты, вы)
Mix All ✓
All tenses combined
✎
Write conjugation
Type the correct conjugated form
29
Verbs
+6 XP
Per correct
Max levelElite
Choose verb(s)
Random ✓
All verbs
Specific
One verb
Select tense
Present
Past
Imperative
Mix All ✓
05 - Grammar

Grammar in context

AI generates fill-in-the-blank sentences using your vocabulary. Every sentence includes a word-by-word grammatical breakdown. This is how you go from knowing a word to using it.

Complete the sentence
Meaning: day
Мы провели́ це́лый день на пля́же.
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Correct
+5 XP · Elite
Grammar breakdown
We spent the whole day on the beach.
  • Мы: Personal pronoun, 1st person plural, nominative case (subject).
  • провели́: Verb, past tense, plural form (from провести́).
  • це́лый: Adjective, masculine singular, accusative case, meaning 'whole' or 'entire'.
  • день: Noun, masculine singular, accusative case (direct object).
  • на: Preposition meaning 'on', here followed by the prepositional case.
  • пля́же: Noun, masculine singular, prepositional case (from пляж).
Complete the sentence
Meaning: day
Мы провели́ це́лый день на пля́же.
✓
Correct
+5 XP · Elite
Grammar breakdown
We spent the whole day on the beach.
  • Мы: Pronoun, 1st pl., nominative.
  • провели́: Verb, past tense, plural.
  • це́лый: Adj., masc. sg., accusative.
  • день: Noun, masc. sg., accusative.
  • на: Preposition ('on') + prep. case.
  • пля́же: Noun, masc. sg., prepositional.
06 - Builder

AI word builder

Type a topic - "airport", "emotions", "cooking" - and get words with stress marks, part of speech, and notes. Or translate any word and add it with one click. No Anki setup friction.

AI Word Builder
гото́вить verb, impf. · to cook / to prepare
ку́хня noun, fem. · kitchen
рецéпт noun, masc. · recipe
соль noun, fem. · salt
AI Word Builder
гото́вить verb · to cook
ку́хня noun · kitchen
рецéпт noun · recipe
07 - Memory

Smart spaced repetition

The FSRS algorithm tracks every word individually. Words you nail disappear for days. Words you miss come back tomorrow. Production exercises push you further than recognition.

Spaced repetition
★
до́брый
kind / good · 14 reviews, 100% accuracy
32 daysnext review
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по́мнить
to remember · 8 reviews, 87% accuracy
6 daysnext review
▲
вчера́
yesterday · 3 reviews, 67% accuracy
1 daynext review
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здоро́вье
health · 1 review, missed last time
Todaydue now
Spaced repetition
★
до́брый
kind · 100%
32d
●
по́мнить
to remember · 87%
6d
▲
вчера́
yesterday · 67%
1d
○
здоро́вье
health · missed
Now
How Slova compares

Typing the form beats tapping the tile.

Slova Duolingo Anki Clozemaster
Case declension training Auto-generated No Manual decks No
Conjugation drills Full tables, all tenses No Manual decks No
Grammar in context AI sentences from your words Weak No Random sentences
Setup effort None - AI builds your lists None Hours Low
Spaced repetition Per word (FSRS) Basic Strong Basic
Production exercises Required for mastery Minimal Optional Yes
Built for Russian Yes No No Partially
Slova at a glance

What Slova is, in 6 lines.

What it is
A Russian trainer for English speakers from A1 to B1. You type the case endings and verb forms yourself, inside sentences.
What it drills
The 6 cases in singular and plural, for nouns and adjectives. The present, past and future tense, the imperative, verbal aspect and verbs of motion.
How it adapts
A placement test sets your level. Slova then tracks each case and tense on its own and builds every session around the ones you miss.
Where it runs
On the web (app.slova.be) and on Google Play. App Store coming soon. Both train offline on the words you've downloaded.
What it costs
7 days free, then $12 a month or $99 a year. Your first Pro purchase is refundable within 14 days.
What it leaves out
The Cyrillic alphabet, speaking practice and a listening course.
Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Slova?
Slova is a Russian trainer for English speakers from A1 to B1. Every word comes with its case forms or its conjugation, and you type them yourself in sentences. A placement test sets your level, and each session goes to the cases and verbs you miss most.
Does Slova teach Russian cases?
Yes, cases are the core drill. Each noun and adjective comes with its 12 forms, the 6 cases in singular and plural, and you type the form in a sentence. After each answer, Slova names the word that called for the case, and the Rule button shows that case's endings. Our ranking of the best apps for Russian cases compares Slova with 7 others.
How is Slova different from Duolingo?
Duolingo is a free general course that teaches grammar through example sentences. Slova is a drill for the grammar itself: every noun comes with its declension and every verb with its conjugation and aspect pair, and you type the forms. Many learners start on Duolingo and add Slova by A2. Slova vs Duolingo has the detail.
Do I need to know the Russian alphabet?
Yes. Slova assumes you can read and type Cyrillic. The alphabet takes most people 1 to 2 weeks, and our guide to learning Russian has a 7-day plan for it.
What level of Russian is Slova for?
A1 to B1. The vocabulary runs to about 1,300 words, most of them A1 to B1, and you can add your own from a textbook or a tutor. Past B1, most learners get more from reading, listening and conversation.
Does Slova work offline?
Yes. Tap Prepare on the Offline training card and Slova downloads the words due in your next 2 days, up to 2 sessions' worth, with their sentences, case forms and verb tables. Offline, you can review those words and drill their cases, conjugation and aspect. Your answers count once you're back online. Adding new words needs a connection.
Is Slova on the App Store or Google Play?
Slova is on Google Play for Android phones and tablets. The App Store version is coming soon. On iPhone, iPad and computers, train in the web app: open app.slova.be, add it to your home screen, and it opens full screen like an app, with training reminders if you turn them on.
How much does Slova cost?
7 days free, then $12 a month or $99 a year, which works out to $8.25 a month. You add a card to start the trial and nothing is charged until day 8. Your first Pro purchase is refundable within 14 days. Details on the pricing page.
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Slova maps your level, then drills the cases and verbs that wobble until the right form is a reflex.

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