Archives for: "July 2009"
Всходы
Всходы is a fun little word. The prefix вс- means upward. The root ход- means go. When you put them together into a word that is only used in the plural, it means sprouts, i.e. the tiny little beginnings of plants that have just come up out of the soil.… more »
Работать/поработать (часть четвёртая)
Since работать/поработать means “to work,” you will want to be able to use it to say that so-and-so works for so-and-so. Beginning students of Russian often use the word для as the most generic word for “for,” (not the best idea, incidentally), so one… more »
Работать/поработать (часть третья)
If you want to express the idea that someone works “as something,” then you put the profession in the instrumental case without a preposition: Я работаю преподавателем русского языка. I work as a Russian language instructor. Мой папа работал геологом.… more »
Работать/поработать (часть вторая)
The verb работать/поработать can also mean “to work on” in the sense of “to fine tune one's skills,” “to improve something.” Thus “I'm working on my pronunciation” comes out «Работаю над произношением». Other examples: Работаю над новой визиткой. I'm… more »
Работать/поработать (часть первая)
The verb работать/поработать is absolutely regular. Not a single irregular form. Sort of comforting, in its own way: to work Imperfective Perfective Infinitive рабoтать порабoтать Present рабoтаю рабoтаешь рабoтает рабoтаем рабoтате рабoтают No such… more »