Archives for: "November 2009"
Жевательная резинка
When a random person is walking down the street and producing tense chewing motions with the jaw, he or she is probably having some жевательная резинка. The adjective жевательная (chewing) and the noun резинка (rubber/eraser/elastic), combined together,… more »
На (часть третья)
The next use of the word на with the accusative case is equivalent to the English word “for” in some contexts. For instance, when you are talking about what you ate for a particular meal: На завтрак я ел овсяную кашу. I ate oatmeаl for breakfast. На… more »
Граница
The Russian word for border is граница. It can be used of national borders or of borders between concepts: Граница между Россией и Южной Осетией может быть ликвидирована. (adapted from this source) The border between Russia and Southern Osetia may be… more »