Archives for: "August 2009"
Фотография, фотка, фото
The proper word for photograph in Russian is фотография, a perfectly regular second-declension noun: Sg Pl Nom фотография фотографии Acc фотографию Gen фотографии фотографий Pre фотографиях Dat фотографиям Ins фотографией фотографиями Here are some… more »
Более
English is interesting in terms of comparatives. Sometimes you can use a comparative with -er, but you can't use a comparative with “more.” Thus “cuter” is okay, but “more cute” is not. We call the -er form the simple comparative. Sometimes the “more”… more »
Юбилей
The word юбилей means anniversary, an entirely fitting word since today is the first anniversary of the existence of Russian Word of the Day. The word applies to birthdays, wedding anniversaries, the commemoration of revolutions, and the observance of… more »