{"id":10074,"date":"2017-06-29T07:02:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T07:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=10074"},"modified":"2017-07-03T13:04:52","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T13:04:52","slug":"are-you-using-the-right-adjective-to-talk-about-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/are-you-using-the-right-adjective-to-talk-about-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Using The Right Russian Adjective To Talk About Nature?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->As you may know, nouns and adjectives have different forms in Russian. For example, a strong wind (\u0441<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0432<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u0440) is different from a windmill (\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0440\u044f\u043d<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0430<\/span>\u044f \u043c<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430). But how do you make a noun into an adjective and how do you make sure the chosen adjective is appropriate for the situation?<\/p>\n<p>Let us look at some nature-related nouns and some adjectives derived from them. Sometimes, there will be an overlap between the meanings of the different adjectives and they can be used interchangeably. I will also be listing some set expressions with the adjectives below.<\/p>\n<h2>Wind \u2014 \u0412<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u0440<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_10089\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10089\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10089\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/wind-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"wind farm\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/wind-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/wind-350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/wind-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/wind.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>\u0412\u0435\u0442\u0440\u044f\u043d<span style=\"color: #00ffff\">\u043e<\/span>\u0439\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u2014 this means &#8220;powered by wind&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0440\u044f\u043d<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0430<\/span>\u044f \u043c<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430 \u2014 windmill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>\u0412<span style=\"color: #00ffff\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043d\u044b\u0439\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u2014 &#8220;windy, characterized by high winds,&#8221; of a person: &#8220;careless, fickle&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0432<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0433<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u0430 \u2014 windy weather<\/li>\n<li>\u0432<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0435<\/span>\u043a \u2014 careless person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>\u0412\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432<span style=\"color: #00ffff\">\u043e<\/span>\u0439\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u2014 &#8220;pertaining to the wind&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0435\u043a\u043b<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span> \u2014 windshield<\/li>\n<li>\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0430<\/span>\u044f \u044d\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0446\u0438\u044f \u2014 wind farm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sun \u2014 \u0421<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>\u0421<span style=\"color: #00ffff\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u043d\u0435\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong><\/span>\u2014 anything pertaining to the sun, &#8220;sunny, solar&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0441<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u043d\u0435\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0447\u0430\u0441<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u044b<\/span> \u2014 sundial<\/li>\n<li>\u0441<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u043d\u0435\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0440<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0435<\/span>\u0438 \u2014 solar panels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Water \u2014 \u0412\u043e\u0434<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0430<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>\u0412<span style=\"color: #00ffff\">\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/strong><\/span> \u2014 &#8220;referring to water&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0432<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0446\u0435\u0434<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0443<\/span>\u0440\u044b \u2014 water treatments\/activities (e.g. swimming or bathing)<\/li>\n<li>\u0432<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0442\u0440<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442 \u2014 water transport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>\u0412\u043e\u0434\u044f\u043d<span style=\"color: #00ffff\">\u043e<\/span>\u0439 <\/strong><\/span>\u2014 &#8220;powered by water, containing water&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0432\u043e\u0434\u044f\u043d<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u0439 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a \u2014 watermark<\/li>\n<li>\u0432\u043e\u0434\u044f\u043d<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0430<\/span>\u044f \u0431<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u044f \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bain-marie\">bain-marie<\/a>\/water bath\/double boiler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fire \u2014 \u041e\u0433<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u044c<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_10088\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10088\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10088\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/fire-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"fire\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/fire-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/fire-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/fire-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/fire.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff\">\u041e<\/span>\u0433\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong><\/span>\u2014 &#8220;fiery, hot, bright&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008080\">\u041e<\/span>\u0433\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0417\u0435\u043c\u043b<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u044f<\/span> \u2014 Tierra del Fuego<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>\u041e\u0433\u043d\u0435\u0432<span style=\"color: #00ffff\">\u043e<\/span>\u0439 <\/strong><\/span>\u2014 can mean the same as above but also &#8220;pertaining to fire and its effects&#8221; or &#8220;referring to military fire&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u043e\u0433\u043d\u0435\u0432<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0430<\/span>\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0434<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0436\u043a\u0430 \u2014 fire support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sand \u2014 \u041f\u0435\u0441<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u043a<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>\u041f\u0435\u0441<span style=\"color: #00ffff\">\u043e<\/span>\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/strong><\/span> \u2014 &#8220;made of sand, sand-colored,&#8221; also &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shortcrust_pastry\">shortcrust pastry<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u043f\u0435\u0441<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0447\u0430\u0441<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u044b<\/span> \u2014 hourglass<\/li>\n<li>\u043f\u0435\u0441<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0442<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u043e \u2014 shortcrust pastry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>\u041f\u0435\u0441\u0447<span style=\"color: #00ffff\">\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong><\/span>\u2014 &#8220;made of sand or covered with sand&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u043f\u0435\u0441\u0447<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0434<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u044e<\/span>\u043d\u044b \u2014 sand dunes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Earth \u2014 \u0417\u0435\u043c\u043b<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u044f<\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_10087\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10087\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10087\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/land-1024x619.jpg\" alt=\"tractor in a field\" width=\"1024\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/land-1024x619.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/land-350x212.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/land-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/land.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>\u0417\u0435\u043c\u043b\u044f\u043d<span style=\"color: #00ffff\">\u043e<\/span>\u0439 <\/strong><\/span>\u2014 &#8220;pertaining to soil or consisting of it, living in the ground&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0437\u0435\u043c\u043b\u044f\u043d<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u044b<\/span>\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0431<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u0442\u044b \u2014 earthworks, excavation<\/li>\n<li>\u0437\u0435\u043c\u043b\u044f\u043d<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u0439 \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044c \u2014 earthworm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>\u0417\u0435\u043c<span style=\"color: #00ffff\">\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong><\/span>\u2014 &#8220;pertaining to land&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0437\u0435\u043c<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0443\u0447<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043a \u2014 plot of land<\/li>\n<li>\u0437\u0435\u043c<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0440\u0435\u0444<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043c\u0430 \u2014 land reform<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0417\u0435\u043c\u043d<span style=\"color: #00ffff\">\u043e<\/span>\u0439<\/span> <\/strong>\u2014 &#8220;pertaining to planet Earth; earthly&#8221; (as opposed to heavenly in the spiritual sense)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0437\u0435\u043c\u043d<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u0430<\/span>\u044f \u043e\u0441\u044c \u2014 Earth axis<\/li>\n<li>\u0437\u0435\u043c\u043d<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u043e<\/span>\u0439 \u0448\u0430\u0440 \u2014 the globe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/wind-350x233.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"wind farm\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/wind-350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/wind-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/wind-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/wind.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>&hellip; 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