147 Answered Questions for the topic Russian
Russian Грамматика
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.
Russian Грамматика
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...
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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...
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Russian Грамматика
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...
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Russian Грамматика
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...
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Russian Грамматика
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!'
Russian Грамматика
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...
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Russian Грамматика
03/28/19
Why use the perfective "доказать", not the imperfective "доказывать", despite "несколько раз" referring to repeated actions?
>Я уже несколько раз **доказала** тебе, что ...>{instead of}: Я уже несколько раз **доказывала** тебе, что ...I was under the impression that you should use an imperfective verb to express...
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Russian Грамматика
03/28/19
Why "лук" is a mass noun while "огурец" is not?
In Russian, we use some fruit and vegetable names as mass nouns and don't form plural for them:
> * Салат с луком / капустой / клубникой
while the others do form plural:
> * Салат с...
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Russian Грамматика
03/27/19
Why do Russians say "Чего?" and not "Что?" when they didn't understand something?
> Иди, дело есть. ― Чего? ― спросил Карусельщик с подозрением, но из тумана все же показался. // *[Елена Хаецкая. Синие стрекозы Вавилона/ Семеро праведных в раю господина (2004)]*Could anybody...
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Russian Грамматика
03/27/19
A construction with double "бы"-s?
This sentence apparently means "I would like to sleep till April":> Заснуть бы до апреля бы.But I can't understand the use of "бы" here. Could someone give examples of other sentences using this...
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Russian Грамматика
03/27/19
два мужчины or "двое мужчин"?
Is it okay to say "два мужчины" or should I always say "двое мужчин"?
Russian Грамматика
03/27/19
When is a title in quotation marks that is not preceded by the type of media declined?
From examples that I have seen, I understand that titles of media (books, films etc.) enclosed in quotation marks that are nouns (possibly modified by adjectives) or adjectives in the nominative...
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Russian Грамматика
03/27/19
What is "у меня" in "после русского языка у меня будет химия" why not " после русского языка я буду в лекцию химия"?
There is a typical construction that I do not know specially when concerning about movements, in which we use the preposition y instead of the subject?
Russian Грамматика
03/27/19
Это вовсе не сводит на нет тот факт or "того факта"?
What form should I use in this case, the form of Accusative Case or of Genitive?> Это вовсе не сводит на нет **того факта/тот факт**, что они> преступники
Russian Грамматика
03/27/19
Is there a contextual difference between раздражать (кого-то) and досаждать (кому-то)?
Is there a contextual difference between раздражать (кого-то) and досаждать (кому-то)?
Russian Грамматика
03/26/19
Parts of speech in the question "Чей это ...?"?
When someone asks a question along the lines:Чей это кот?Чья это собака?Чьё это письмо?Чьи это очки?I have the following two questions regarding the structure of these interrogative...
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Russian Грамматика
03/26/19
Why "ходила" and not "ездила"?
In the phrase: - "Где ты была?" - "Я ходила на почту "Why `ходила` is used instead of `ездила`?
Russian Грамматика
03/26/19
Construction—Как бы не...—Why is "не" used?
In Constructions of the type КАК БЫ НЕ..., what exactly does the "не" add to the phrase. I'm looking for a literal interpretation from those of you that know both English and Russian at a very high...
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Russian Грамматика
03/20/19
What part of speech is можно here?
> Можно я попью чая?What part of speech here is "можно"? Also, if possible, can you parse this sentence, please?
Russian Грамматика
03/20/19
Meaning of "так"?
Can someone provide good explanation about word - "так"? For example what does word "так" means in "Меня так не за*о*вут", or "Вот так", or "Так вот". Maybe someone knows good article or something...
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Russian Грамматика
03/20/19
What is the word for "Vegan" in Russian? (NOT Vegetarian)?
I cannot find anywhere how to say vegan in russian, only vegetarian.
Russian Грамматика
03/20/19
With more than...?
How can I say "A book with more than 1000 pages"?
As far as I know, "с более" or "с больше" does not make sense. Someone told me that there's not such a straightforward way to use "более/больше"...
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Russian Грамматика
03/20/19
Two "dative"/"feelings" sentences but use 3rd person singular future?
In *Russian in an Easy Way* I came across two sentences; 1. Мне б**у**дет ст**ы**дно, I will feel ashamed. (?) 2. Мне б**у**дет дос**а**дно, I will feel frustrated. (?)and I wonder why буду...
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Russian Грамматика
03/20/19
Why is домой used as opposed to дом in the scentance "Я пойду домой"?
I have decided to begin to learn Russian and came across a sentence that translates as *I'm going home *. However the literal translation in Russian is *I'm going homeward*. This raises the...
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