{"id":13131,"date":"2020-10-23T07:39:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T07:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=13131"},"modified":"2020-10-23T07:39:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T07:39:13","slug":"what-is-p%d0%be%d0%b7%d0%bd%d1%8c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/what-is-p%d0%be%d0%b7%d0%bd%d1%8c\/","title":{"rendered":"What is “p\u043e\u0437\u043d\u044c”?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What if I told you there was a single word in Russian to help one convey that just because something is labeled X doesn\u2019t mean that all things X are like the first thing X?<\/p>\n

The word in question is \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043d\u044c<\/strong> and here\u2019s how it works.<\/p>\n

You take a Russian noun, put it in the Nominative Case first, then repeat it in the Dative Case, and then put the word \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043d\u044c<\/strong>. The formula is simple.<\/p>\n

Noun X (in Nominative Case) + Noun X (in Dative Case) + \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043d\u044c.<\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n

\u0425\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0446 \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0446\u0443 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043d\u044c.<\/strong> (Not all aspic is created equal.)<\/p>\n

\u0425\u043b\u0435\u0431 \u0445\u043b\u0435\u0431\u0443 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043d\u044c.<\/strong> (No two loaves of bread are baked the same.)<\/p>\n

\"waffles\"

Image by congerdesign<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

You would have to get creative to provide an equally satisfying English phrase that conveys what \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043d\u044c<\/strong> brings to our semantical table. And while \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043d\u044c<\/strong> in Russian can also mean \u201cdiscord\u201d and \u201chatred\u201d (\u0441\u0435\u044f\u0442\u044c \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043d\u044c = sow discord), in this case it\u2019s something completely different. Here\u2019s a story to set the scene for just how ingenious the word \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043d\u044c<\/strong> is.<\/p>\n

\"windows\"

Image by Martin Py\u0161ko<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Imagine you grew up not liking \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0446<\/strong> (kholodets) a.k.a. traditional Russian meat jelly.<\/p>\n

Note: generally known as aspic, meat jelly is very common and loved across many cultures. Russian people also call this dish \u0441\u0442\u0443\u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c <\/strong>(studen\u2019). Both words hint at the composition of the dish: \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0446<\/strong> from the word \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434<\/strong> (cold) and \u0441\u0442\u0443\u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c<\/strong> akin to words like \u0441\u0442\u0443\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c<\/strong> (to cool off; usually to cool by blowing air).<\/p>\n

Where were we? Oh, yes. Imagine you grew up not liking \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0446<\/strong>. Whenever your grandma made it, you politely excused yourself from the dinner table, because the very sight of congealed beef broth and boiled cooled-off pieces of garlic and onion sticking out from translucent jelly cubes was too much. And it wasn\u2019t for the lack of trying that \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0446<\/strong> wasn\u2019t your type of dish. Every six or so years you gathered up the bravery at your grandma\u2019s, and every time your taste buds\u2019 opinion wouldn\u2019t align with your nose. How could something that smelled like your favorite beef soup become such disappointment once it passed your lips?<\/p>\n

Fast forward to this year, when your parents receive a box of homemade treats from their college friends and you open it in hopes of seeing jars of homemade cherry jam, (\u0432\u0438\u0448\u043d\u0451\u0432\u043e\u0435 \u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435\u043d\u044c\u0435<\/strong>) or perhaps cookies (\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c\u0435<\/strong>), only to discover \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0446<\/strong>. <\/strong>And lots of it.<\/p>\n

You think to yourself that it was silly to get excited and hopeful about the content of the box this year out of all the years. And then, just to spite it all, you cut out a piece and start consuming that \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0446<\/strong> defiantly, with rebel-like intensity. Although, this time, something is different. There is no congealed beef broth that swirls around your tongue. The meat itself is cut up so fine it\u2019s almost p\u00e2t\u00e9-like, and you love p\u00e2t\u00e9. The onion and garlic flavors are perfectly balanced. Before you have processed anything, half of the \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0446<\/strong> is eaten, an old fork being the only witness to what just happened. Guilt-ridden, you call you grandma and confess, the confession both desperate and triumphant.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I love<\/em> \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0446.\u201d, you conclude. \u201cBut I\u2019m not even sure it was<\/em> \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0446<\/strong> because it was nothing like yours\u201d. To which, your grandma responds coolly: \u201c<\/strong>\u0425\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0446 \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0446\u0443 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043d\u044c<\/strong>\u201d<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"aspic\"

Image by gazrock<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

How would you translate such a sentence into English? And when was the last time you had a revelation that no two things of the same name are really alike?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"waffles\"

What if I told you there was a single word in Russian to help one convey that just because something is labeled X doesn\u2019t mean that all things X are like the first thing X? The word in question is \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043d\u044c and here\u2019s how it works. You take a Russian noun, put it in the…<\/p>\n

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