Archives for: "February 2011"
Стих
The Russian word for a verse in a poem is стих, but it gets a lot more use in Russian than in English. First we'll look at its forms, and then we'll discuss why it is used so much in Russia. It is an end-stressed noun, which means whenever you add a… more »
Чтобы (часть третья)
We previously noted the use of the word чтобы in sentences like: I want my daughter to write a letter to her grandmother. In the Russian version of that sentence the чтобы clause contains a perfective verb to express a one-time action with result to the… more »
Пуп, пупок
One Russian root word for navel is пуп. That's enough to make any American laugh. And most of us will be so amused that we aren't going to bother to investigate the word further. But here at Russian Word of the Day we pride ourselves on taking interest… more »
Чтобы (часть вторая)
Consider the following two sentences in English:
1.
I want
to attend the university.
2.
I want
my daughter to attend the university.
Both sentences use an infinitive construction in the second part of the sentence. If the implied subject in… more »
Чтобы (часть первая)
One of the uses of the word чтобы is to indicate the purpose for which an object or action is designated. It is often translated into English as “to” or “so that”: Я купил словарь, чтобы лучше делать домашнюю работу. I bought a dictionary to do better… more »