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Word Order and Logical Emphasis Posted by Maria on Mar 20, 2014
One of the first things a learner of Russian hears about the Russian sentence structure is that, unlike in English, the word order (порядок слов) is relatively free. While understandably daunting for the beginner, this order not only allows for greater flexibility, but also helps with the logical emphasis in the sentence. What does that…
Power Up, Down, and Out Posted by yelena on Jun 6, 2012
Have you had a power outage lately? If you have, then you probably have a story to share about living by candlelight and having to grill all those hamburgers you had in the freezer. Would you like to know how say all that in Russian? First thing first, let’s start with “power outage”. You…