114 Answered Questions for the topic грамматика

Грамматика Russian

04/08/19

Theory behind structures like--/впустую/ вплотную/ зачастую/ вправду?
What is the logic behind these adverbs? I'm trying to get a more literal understating of why they are in the accusative feminine and why the preposition "в" or "за" is used.
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Грамматика Russian

04/08/19

Are there some typical mistakes made by native Georgian speakers when speaking Russian?
I've been living in Georgia for half a year and most of my friends are fluent in Russian. I've been focused on learning Georgian rather than Russian so far. But when I want to learn some Russian... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/04/19

Position of "Не" before negated word?
I'm having a really hard time understating the difference in sentences like—Я был не уверен VS. Я не был уверенЯ не жил в Канаде VS. Я жил не в Канаде. What is the difference in sentences such as... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/04/19

Why do we need У in "Ножка у сту́ла сломалась"?
In the sentence "Ножка у сту́ла сломалась" (the chair leg broke), why do we need the у? The genitive case on "стул" already lets you know that it's the *chair's* leg that's broken. More generally,... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/04/19

Why на почте rather than в почте?
My understanding is that на is used to describe an open space or a space with indistinct boundaries. Clearly that does not describe почта. Is there reason why на is used here or is it an isolated... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/04/19

она мног(иx/о) кого не одобряет?
Which one is correct?> Церковь многиx кого не одобряетor> Церковь много кого не одобряет
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Грамматика Russian

04/04/19

What is the logic behind "за" as a prefix indicating "to start"?
Why is **за** used as a prefix meaning to start the action of the verb? Russian grammar is more or less very logical if you look at the history of words, but I just don't understand why **за**... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/04/19

Auxiliary verbs?
When learning Russian grammar, the only auxiliary verb that is explained is `быть`, which is used for forming the imperfective future tense. However, occasionally I have seen sentences where идти... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/04/19

Five + adjective + noun — what case is adj in?
I have a construction > ... пят(-ь/-и/-ю) [adjective] [noun] I want to know which case the adjective should be in when the noun/number are in nominative, accusative, or oblique cases. I know... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/04/19

In Russian, can "мы" be used to refer to "you" in conversation?
>А чего это **мы** такие ворчливые?I just received an IM from my girlfriend, in which she used the pronoun "мы" (jokingly, I suppose) although it was I alone who was grumbling about something in... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/03/19

Understanding order in "Дайте мне , пожалуйста , хлеб ."?
I am using duolingo as a resource for learning Russian. One of the exercises was to translate the following into English:> Дайте мне, пожалуйста, хлеб.I translated it roughly as **Give me please... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/03/19

What's the logic behind "походить"?
Why does походить mean to be similar in appearance to"? When would you use the verb and when would you use the adjective "похожий"? I don'y quite get the logic being why a motion verb means to be... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/03/19

Я был в стадионе - is it correct?
I think I missed this point in my first year of study. Is it correct to say: "я был в стадионе на футболе"I learned that на goes with words like стадионе, but today one of my roommates mentioned... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/03/19

Why use the perfective "поесть" here? – from a Russian proficiency test?
> В холодильнике ничего не осталось (**поесть**)?I've recently took a national Russian proficiency test held in my country, and this comes from one of the grammar-related questions in the most... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/03/19

When can we leave out ли?
In what cases can we leave out "ли"? Я не знаю умер он или нет**or**Я не знаю умер ли он. Basically when should I use ли?
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Грамматика Russian

04/03/19

What role does "что" play in— почти что/ только что/ пока что и т.д?
I'm pretty good with grammar, but I've never been able to see the point of the что in constructions like these. Why is it there? E.g.,—почти что/ только что/ пока что/ разве что/ и т.д.
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Грамматика Russian

04/03/19

Answering Questions with Incomplete Phrases?
When you are asked a question like "Откуда вы?", and you wanted to answer with a single word, would you say "Россия" or "России"?
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Грамматика Russian

04/03/19

Why use the perfective "остаться" on one hand and the imperfective "оставаться" on the other?
>Woman: Я могла бы **остаться** здесь навсегда.>Man: Так **оставайся**.I wonder why you need to use the perfective "остаться" on one hand and the imperfective "оставаться" on the other, even... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/03/19

Past passive voice, with or without "был"?
Is there any difference in meaning in the past passive voice used with or without "был"?Москва основана в 1147 году.Москва была основана в 1147 году.
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Грамматика Russian

04/02/19

Бегать vs. Бежать?
When should I use "Бегать" and when should I use "Бежать"? What's the difference between these two words?For instance, if want to say "I enjoy running" should I say "Мне нравится бегать" or "Мне... more
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Грамматика Russian Usage Цитата

04/02/19

Quotation marks?
Which quotation marks should I use? Some sentences use double-quotes, i.e. `"..."`, while others use double-angle-quotes, i.e. `«...»`. Obviously, the `"` is correct in English. However, I am not... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/02/19

Use of нужно with the dative?
What affects how the ending of нужно should be changed? A corrected sentence I wrote reads >Ксения говорила, Мне нужно его общество как собаке нужны блохи. Why are нужно and нужны used? (And I... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/02/19

Impersonal Construction: Dative or Accusative?
I read a page on Russian Impersonal constructions a few days ago by the RLM. It was all about impersonal constructions. But, it's just not clicking for me. For example: _"Пашу тошнило всю... more
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Грамматика Russian

04/02/19

What part of speech is 'на!' when used for 'take!'?
Not sure what part of speech 'на!' is when used in the meaning of 'take!'
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Грамматика Russian

04/02/19

Differentiating use of — насколько, как, сколько?
In many cases these words all translate to how much when paired with Настолько, так, столько. But I can't understand in what situations each one is used. Would someone be so kind to explain their... more
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