Archives for: "September 2009"

Брать/взять (часть первая)

by Don  

The basic verb that means “to take” in Russian is брать/взять. Notice that for both verbs the past/infinitive stem differs from the present/future/imperative stem. Note also the ь that appears in the middle of the future/imperative forms of взять. to… more »

Чайник (часть первая)

by Timur  

The Russians word for a teakettle is чайник; it comes from the word чай (tea). The teakettle is used to heat up water for the tea, while the заварной чайник (teapot) refers to the vessel in which the actual tea is served. Today, many households also… more »

Друг друга, друг дружку

by Don  

The Russian phrase for “each other” is formed by saying the word друг twice in a row. The second друг occurs in a case other than the nominative, i.e. you can find these five forms: Nom - Acc друг друга Gen друг друга Pre друг о друге Dat друг другу Ins… more »

Видеть/увидеть

by Don  

The verb видеть/увидеть means “to see.” to see Imperfective Perfective Infinitive видеть увидеть Past видел видела видело видели увидел увидела увидело увидели Present вижу видишь видит видим видите видят No such thing as perfective present in Russian.… more »

Наушники

by Timur  

The Russian word наушники is translated as headphones. Just like in English, this term is used to refer to all types of headphones when the description is added in front: беспроводные наушники (wireless headphones), вставные наушники (earbuds), стерео… more »

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