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[upthera44.livejournal.com]

Which is correct:

Жду твой ответ.

or

Жду твоего ответа.

I was under the impression the verb ждать (to wait) was used with accusative, but I'm noticing it is often, and maybe always, used with genitive to mean "waiting for something".

Comments

[ksana.livejournal.com]

exactly. and as its Genitive case - thet the only correct variant is жду твоего ответа.
=)

[upthera44.livejournal.com]

Do others agree that this is a rule-- only genitive should be used? If so, I'll mark it down that way in my brain.

[ksana.livejournal.com]

the person up there is saying something different. but its not Винительный падеж.
it is Родительный падеж.
Жду кого? чего?
Жду бабушку из магазина. Жду молока.

I dnt remember the rule abt using Genitive Case with Ждать. But it should be -)

[zhp.livejournal.com]

бабушку is in the accusative. the genetive would be нет (кого?) бабушки.

[ksana.livejournal.com]

oopse, sorry, i was wrong.

[wire-shock.livejournal.com]

It's easy to mistake the accusative of animate nouns for the genitive;
on the other hand, one might mistake the accusative of inanimate nouns for the nominative...there is justice!