Questions tagged [грамматика]
How the grammar works: how different forms of the same word can be used, what they mean, how they are composed into phrases or sentences. Use this tag with or without a more precise one (check out "morphology", "syntax", "word-order", and tags for different parts of speech ("nouns") and grammatical categories ("cases")).
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Is the phrase "Сумма денег" grammatically correct?
Is the phrase "Сумма денег" grammatically correct? My tutor was teaching me about "тавтология" and said that this phrase was a case of it. I asked my Russian friends about it and ...
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How does через work in через каждый пять минут?
In the following sentence:
Он звонил через каждые пять минут.
I'm not sure how через works in this sentence. Specifically, how does it differ from this sentence:
Он звонил каждые пять минут.
This ...
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Use of the singular imperative to express conditional meaning in the main clause
Reading Gorky's "Мать", I came across this sentence:
Кабы не увидал я тебя - хоть назад в тюрьму иди!
(часть II глава 9-а)
Does this singular imperative in the main clause mean "шел ...
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Why is it that some foreign names are declined, while others aren't?
In the following sentence:
МОСКВА, 7 июня. /ТАСС/. Президент России Владимир Путин рассказал, с кем из мировых лидеров общается на "ты". Во время "Прямой линии" глава государства ...
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Confusion between forms of быть
I having a little confusion with the different uses of Быть and hoping someone can help me clear it up.
Мне было 6 лет.
Мне было холодно.
Он был хорошим человеком.
Она была веселой.
Всё было хорошо.
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How to explain use of "что" when a person is being referred to in songs?
I roughly understand that "кто" is used when referring to a person and "что" when referring to a thing, but I've found at least three examples in songs where this doesn't seem to ...
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What does есть горячим mean?
Here's an excerpt from the discussion on Duolingo French course for Russian speakers
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"Я люблю есть горячее."
Перевод: J'aime manger chaud.
— Вот тоже не поняла почему здесь прилагательное ...
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Is there a rule behind first conjugation verbs ending in -ить?
In the book "A comprehensive Russian grammar" by Terence Wade, three different rules are shown for how a first conjugation verb ending in -ить is conjugated. It does not explain when each ...
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How do I determine when to use the perfective versus the imperfective in certain contexts? [Examples provided]
I'm a little bit confused when trying to choose between perfective and imperfective verbs in a sentence, however I do understand the rules for their usage in theory. Sometimes I come across sentences ...
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How would you know in the following instance whether the noun is nominative or plural?
I encountered a sentence something like:
Дима не читает газеты. Dima doesn't read [the] newspaper[s].
I didn't know whether the -ы ending here referred to a plural accusative or a singular genitive. ...
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What does чем mean in "Не нужно объяснять, чем так хороша физическая активность зимой."?
In the following sentence:
Не нужно объяснять, чем так хороша физическая активность зимой.
I didn't understand what this чем meant, so I tried using Google Translate to get the feel of the structure....
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Why does a long form of adjective not work in this sentence?
In the following sentence:
Но насколько на самом деле опасна радиация?
This sentence does not seem to work if I use опасная (long form). I checked the rule for long/short forms, but both forms seem ...
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Did the adjective рад used to have a longer form?
While I was searching for the longer form of an adjective рад, I found the following sentence:
рад, рада, радо, рады are short form adjectives, and also the only commonly used short form adjective in ...
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Why is the instrumental phrase большинством людей used in this sentence?
In the following sentence:
Предположим, вечером вы ожидаете гостей. Вы привели дом в порядок, убрали разбросанные вещи, приготовили еду и купили напитки. Всё готово, хотя до прихода гостей остался ...
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Why is accusative used in this sentence?
In the following sentence:
Зачем богатые и уважаемые корпорации продолжают использовать материал, который уже загрязнил окружающую среду до такой степени, что каждый житель планеты употребляет вместе ...
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Употребление предлогов на, за и через - временные контрукции
Объясните пожалуйста как правильно употреблять предлоги за,на,через(или без предлогов) когда речь идёт о времени.
насколько я понимаю, предлог НА отвечает на вопрос "как долго?", а предлог ...
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Is день used with на or в?
I have seen that день is used with both prepositions (на and в), but I'm not sure which one to use. For example,
на следующий день
на день рождения
в этот день
At least I feel that it is always used ...
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What is the difference between в прошлом and раньше?
I'm not sure what is the difference, if any, between the word в прошлом and раньше. Both seem to mean 'in the past' or 'before'.
For example:
Главный переводчик много работал журналистом в прошлом.
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Should the word вещь be genitive singular or plural after мало?
In the following sentence:
В детской мало (вещь).
I'm not sure if I should use genitive singular (вещи) or genitive plural (вещей). If I understand it correctly, nouns after много/мало/несколько/...
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What does "если форма его принята" mean?
In the following sentence:
Государство это устойчиво только при одном условии: если форма его принята добровольно.
I don't understand the second sentence, especially how его works. Based on the ...
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How would you say 'one raspberry' or 'two raspberries' in Russian?
I checked on Wiktionary and apparently 'малина' means:
1 (uncountable, collectively) raspberries (fruit)
2 (uncountable) raspberry (plant)
If both forms are uncountable, then surely you can't change ...
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Is во времена, instead of во время, used only when it refers to people?
I don't understand when to use "во времена" instead of "во время", but feel like it is used when it refers to a person, not an incident. For example,
Гоголь начал писать ещё во ...
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Why do some verbs ending in -евать (e.g танцевать) behave like they end in -oвать?
I've recently picked up Russian and in the grammar book I'm using it suggests that for verbs ending in -oвать you remove the ть, the -ова- changes to -у- and then you add the normal endings in the ...
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Can I omit чтобы to express the purpose? [duplicate]
I found the following sentence:
У меня болит голова, и я иду в аптеку купить лекарство.
So far, all the sentences that I have seen use чтобы, in order to express the purpose. For example,
Я пойду в ...
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Why is лицо in the prepositional case, and why does свой not match its case?
I was reading the Bible and came across Isaiah 53 verse 3.
"Он был презрен и умалён пред людьми, муж скорбей и изведавший болезни, и мы отвращали от Него лице своё; Он был презираем, и мы ни во ...
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Talking about future in the past
There is a similar question that doesn't fully cover what I am asking, so I do ask nevertheless.
If I tell a story in the past and, at some point, want to talk about what used to be the (expected) ...
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Is the phrase 'Они пойдут на концерт' the correct translation of 'They'll go to the concert?'
I've already tried to use Tatoeba/reverso.net to find out whether the phrase is acceptable. They didn't seem to give much information, so I decided to check here.
I really just had two issues:
A) If ...
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звонить в школу vs звонить школе?
I found the following sentence:
Моя мама позвонила в школу.
According to my dictionary, звонить/позвонить takes either dative, or в + accusative.
However, I'm not sure when to use it over the other. ...
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Why is стоялО used for две кровати?
I found this sentence somewhere.
В комнате стояло две кровати.
But I don’t understand why this sentence uses стояло (neutral form), not стояли (plural because of две) or стояла (female because of ...
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Difference between "такое" and "так"?
What's the difference between Она часто такое говорит and Она часто так говорит?
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Why does Это become Этого in past sense?
Это достаточно: It's enough
Этого было достаточно: It was enough
I'm quite confused why the second one isn't "Это было достаточно"?
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Why does she say "Я понимаешь" and not "Я понимаю"?
I've heard people say "понимаешь" when they clearly intend to mean "I understand", such as in this line from the Serebro song Не Время:
Я понимаешь, я это чувствую потом мы всё ...
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What are the uses of words ending in но [closed]
I see words ending in -но with the stem coming from adjectives and verb.
Example are;
можно
нужно
понятно
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Need help with Russian interjections, figures of speech
I'm trying to find Russian equivalents for the following interjections/expressions:
"Don't!" (when we very much don't want someone to do something)
"No!" (to express dismay)
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Are "[не]долго", "[не]надолго", and "[не]давно" interchangeable?
What's the difference between долго and надолго (and also недолго and ненадолго)? They both seem to mean for a long time. Any practical/grammatical difference, or can I just use them interchangeably?
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Is there any difference with or without и on "тот же ~, как..." structure?
In the following sentence:
У неё такая же кофточка, как у тебя.
I thought that usually, these types of sentences also use и, such as:
У неё такая же кофточка, как и у тебя.
I wonder if there is ...
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Purpose of "а" in sentences
Почему нет, а пошли.
What is the point of "a" in that sentence, and in general?
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"Почему нет" vs "почему бы и нет"
What's the difference between "почему нет?" and "почему бы и нет?"
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Do you need to repeat prepositions with two different nouns?
For example, if I was to write:
Adults remember it with excitement and tenderness.
and to translate it as:
Взрослые помнят его с волнением и с нежностью.
would the inclusion of the 'с' be ...
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Do you use the perfective or imperfective to talk about a time frame when the completedness of the action isn't mentioned?
In the past, when saying 'we played tennis for an hour' would you say мы играли целый час, OR мы по-/сы-грали целый час?
Similiarly in the future, would you translate 'We'll play tennis for an hour' ...
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How might you say 'of [verb]ing' in Russian?
eg his dream of going to America.
My initial idea was:
его мечта того, что он идёт в Америку
but that seems a little clunky.
Any better ways to do it? Do you use this construction?
Also, one other ...
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Aspect of verb походить
According to Etymology 2 here походить is perfective. However, it also says it "is in the class of Russian abstract verbs". And here for abstract verbs in slavic grammar it says "always ...
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Difference between "Мы в путь" and "Нам в путь"?
I found a phrase in Russian that said "Снова нам в путь", meaning "We're on our way again". I didn't quite understand why it used the dative Нам instead of the nominative Мы.
I ...
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What's the difference between using the perf passive participle's short form (with быть) and using the reflexive to show that a past verb is passive?
As in,
Дом был построен отцом.
versus
Дом построился отцом.
Is there a difference, or any grammatical rules to keep in mind when using these constructions? Thanks for any help.
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When to Use Imperfective or Perfective Imperative.. if at all?
I am having a difficult time determining when to use the imperative mood and what the difference between imperfective and perfective is...
The verb "to die" is a difficult one because is it ...
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Can we use the word "открытие" with the preposition "o"?
I'm curious whether it's grammatically correct to use the word "открытие" with the preposition "o"?
"Открытие" is a verbial noun and stems from the verb "открывать&...
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Улица "Восьмого марта" или улица "Восьмое марта"?
Улица "Восьмого марта" звучит более правильно, но многие произнося "Восьмое марта", даже на некоторых адресных табличках пишут "8-е марта".
Есть ли правило по этому ...
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Omitting чтoбы in certain contexts
So I was talking with a friend and he said:
У мeня нeт дeнeг плaтить зa нaшe cвидaниe
I asked him if I could use чтoбы, and he said that also sounded fine. So is there a rule for the situations ...
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Купаться в/на озере
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четырех прилегающих к ним пляжах.
https://www....
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Use of the imperative mood in Chekhov's 'Тоска'
One of the first sentences in the story goes, 'Упади на него целый сугроб, то и тогда бы, кажется, он не нашел нужным стряхивать с себя снег…'. I'm assuming it means something like, 'even if a whole ...
