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Photo by Alice Pasqual<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n The following short adjectives mean “owe” or “have to”:<\/p>\n These words are related to the idea of debt or duty, \u0434\u043e\u043b\u0433. That’s why you can sometimes hear “\u042f \u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443\u0301 \u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u043d\u0435 \u0434\u043e\u0301\u043b\u0436\u0435\u043d” (a play on the idea of “I don’t have to do anything” or, literally, “I don’t owe anyone anything.”).<\/p>\n Russian does not really have the wide variety of modal verbs other languages do and may not reflect the fine shades of “must” vs “have to” vs “ought to” vs “should” vs “has got to,” etc. However, \u0434\u043e\u0301\u043b\u0436\u0435\u043d and its variations does tend to sound like you’re telling the other person what to do. There are other, less direct forms for expressing obligation.<\/p>\n Photo by DJ Johnson<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n \u041d\u0430\u0434\u043e translates literally to “it’s necessary” and is used in combination with the dative case for the person. You may also come across \u043d\u0443\u0301\u0436\u043d\u043e or \u043d\u0435\u043e\u0431\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u043c\u043e in the same role, which is a bit more formal. This is closer to “need to” and sounds more like a recommendation.<\/p>\n This handy verb is great to talking about necessity. The great thing is you only need to know three forms to talk about anyone: the past, the present, and the future.<\/p>\n This verb is combined with the dative case to show the person.<\/p>\n I hope this helps you express obligation with greater nuance and without sounding like you owe someone. Do you use any of these expressions often?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most learners of Russian will remember the word \u0434\u043e\u0301\u043b\u0436\u0435\u043d (have to) for talking about your obligations. It may be trickier to remember other expressions. Let’s review some ways of expressing obligation in Russian. \u0414\u043e\u043b\u0436\u043d\u0430\u0301 The following short adjectives mean “owe” or “have to”: \u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u043d\u0430\u0301 (feminine) \u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0301 (neuter) \u0434\u043e\u0301\u043b\u0436\u0435\u043d (masculine) \u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0301 (plural) These words are related…<\/p>\n\u0414\u043e\u043b\u0436\u043d\u0430\u0301<\/h2>\n
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