{"id":2233,"date":"2011-07-30T03:18:51","date_gmt":"2011-07-30T03:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2014-07-17T17:14:52","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T17:14:52","slug":"how-to-say-default-in-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/how-to-say-default-in-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Say &#8220;Default&#8221; in Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Have you ever wished for a time machine? What would you use <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043c\u0430\u0448<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> for if you did have it? The protagonists of Soviet <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0447\u043d\u0430\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0444\u0430\u043d\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [science fiction] were always using time machines for various noble deeds, such as dinosaur research or, say, trying to save <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0434\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u0438\u0437 <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0435\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u0447\u0443\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0441 <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [one of the seven wonders of the world]. Such <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u043f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0438\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> [na\u00efve goody two shoes] these idealistic heroes were!<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why I immediately fell in love with <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u041d\u0430\u0437<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0434 <\/strong><strong>\u0432 <\/strong><strong>\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0435\u00bb<\/strong> [Back to the Future] and all its sequels. I mean, here were folks using a time machine for their private, practical goals. And while the goals weren\u2019t always perfect or even very ethical, they were realistic and refreshing.<\/p>\n<p>All this goes to say that if I were to have a time machine, I would had used it to find out <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0447\u0442\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0433\u0440\u044f\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0449\u0438\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u043c\u043d\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u0438\u0442\u00bb<\/strong> [what tomorrow holds for me] and place my bets accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Like I wouldn\u2019t even worry about travelling <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0432 <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0430\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0451<\/span>\u043a\u043e\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0435\u00bb<\/strong> [to the distant future]. Instead, if I were to get a hold of <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043c\u0430\u0448<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> today, I\u2019d go to <strong>\u00ab2 <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0433\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0430 <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044d<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [August 2<sup>nd<\/sup> of this year].<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the day when we\u2019ll know for sure whether the US will default on its foreign debt, an event that, if it happens, will have tremendous impact on economies around the world.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Now, before I go any further, this is not a blog about politics or economics.<\/span> This is a post about Russia and all things Russian. So while I can\u2019t change the big picture, I can at least <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0438\u0441\u043f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044d<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0442\u0443 <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u043e\u0437\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [use the opportunity] to go over some vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>You might remember that Russia went through <a href=\"http:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%AD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%B2_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8_(1998)\">its own<\/a> <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0435\u0444<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0442\u00bb<\/strong> [default] back in 1998. That\u2019s actually the year the word itself entered everyday Russian conversations. Another way to translate \u201cdefault\u201d is <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0442\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0437 <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u0443\u043f\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044b <\/strong><strong>\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0433\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [refusal to pay off debt] or <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0431\u044f\u0437<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u0442\u0432 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044b<\/span>\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0433\u0430\u00bb <\/strong>[breach of obligations on debt repayment].<\/p>\n<p>Moving on to the verb \u201cto default\u201d, things get a bit muddier. Here\u2019s an example: <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0435\u0444<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u0431\u044b\u043b <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0431\u044a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044f<\/span>\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d <\/strong><strong>\u0432 <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0433\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0435 1998-<\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [Russia defaulted in August of 1998].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo default\u201d can be translated as <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0431\u044a\u044f\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0435\u0444<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0442\u00bb<\/strong> or <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044b<\/span>\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0443 <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u043e\u043b\u0433\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044b<\/span>\u0445 <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0431\u044f\u0437<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u00bb<\/strong> [stop repayment of debt] or <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044b<\/span>\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044b <\/strong><strong>\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0433\u0430\u00bb <\/strong>[refuse to repay debt]. And that\u2019s how <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [print media] reports it. But on the Internet, in chat rooms and forums, a word <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0435\u0444<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0442\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> has started to appear, meaning \u201cto send into a default\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The verb <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0435\u0444<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0442\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> is pretty interesting mostly because it is formed with a suffix <strong>\u00ab-<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0443-\u00bb<\/strong>. Lots of Russian verbs use this suffix, but they can be categorized into 2 very different groups.<\/p>\n<p>In the first category are verbs such as <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0431\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [to perish], <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043a\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [to become wet], <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043a\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043f\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [to gain strength], <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0451<\/span>\u0440\u0437\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [to get cold], <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043f\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [to lose eyesight], <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [to wither]. These verbs have corresponding adjectives and in general indicate a process of undergoing some sort of change.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"133\">Adjective<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>-\u043d\u0443-<\/strong> Verb<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Sentence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"133\"><strong>\u0413<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0431\u043b\u044b\u0439<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>\u0413<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0431\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\"><strong>\u041a\u043e\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u043b\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0444\u044b \u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0431\u043d\u0443\u0442 \u043f\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span> \u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u0443. <\/strong>[All around the world, coral riffs are dying.]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"133\"><strong>\u041c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0439<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>\u041c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043a\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\"><strong>\u041f\u0443\u0441\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044b<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0430\u043b\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043a\u043d\u0443\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e\u0434 <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u043e\u0436\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0451<\/span>\u043c<\/strong> [Deserted avenues are getting wet in the rain]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"133\"><strong>\u041c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0451<\/span>\u0440\u0437\u043b\u044b\u0439<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>\u041c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0451<\/span>\u0440\u0437\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0415<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043b\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u0443 <\/strong><strong>\u0442\u0435\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044f<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0451<\/span>\u0440\u0437\u043d\u0443\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u0438, <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0451<\/span>\u043f\u043b\u044b\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u043e\u0441\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span><\/strong> [If your feet are cold, put on warm socks]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"133\"><strong>\u0421\u043b\u0435\u043f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0439<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>\u0421\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043f\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\"><strong>\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0439\u0442\u0435 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044d<\/span>\u0442\u043e \u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0438 \u0432\u044b \u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u0435\u0442\u0435 \u0441\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043f\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c <\/strong>[Continue doing this and you will be going blind]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"133\"><strong>\u0412<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044f<\/span>\u043b\u044b\u0439<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>\u0412<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\"><strong>\u041f\u043e\u0447\u0435\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span> \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044b<\/span> \u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u0443\u0442, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u043b\u0438 \u0438\u0445 \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/strong> [Why flowers wither without watering]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>In the second category are the verbs such as <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044b<\/span>\u0433\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [to jump], <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0442\u0434\u043e\u0445\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [to rest], <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u043a\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [to hit], <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c\u00bb <\/strong>[to look], <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0437\u0435\u0432\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [to yawn]. These verbs are perfective, formed from other verbs, and denote non-recurring or instantaneous actions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"133\">Verb<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>-\u043d\u0443-<\/strong> Verb<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Sentence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"133\"><strong>\u041f\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044b<\/span>\u0433\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>\u041f\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044b<\/span>\u0433\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\"><strong>\u041a\u043e\u0442 \u043f\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044b<\/span>\u0433\u043d\u0443\u043b \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0439\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u043b \u043a\u0443\u0437\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0447\u0438\u043a\u0430.<\/strong> [The cat jumped and caught a grasshopper]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"133\"><strong>\u041e\u0442\u0434\u044b\u0445<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>\u041e\u0442\u0434\u043e\u0445\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\"><strong>\u0412\u0435\u0440\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0438\u0437 <\/strong><strong>\u043a\u043e\u043c\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u043a\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0442\u0434\u043e\u0445\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u043f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u043d\u043e\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u043c\u043c\u0435<\/strong> [I\u2019ll rest for real after I get back from a business trip]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"133\"><strong>\u0413\u043b\u044f\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>\u0413\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\"><strong>\u0413\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u0443\u043b <\/strong><strong>\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0432 <\/strong><strong>\u0437<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u0430\u043b\u043e, <\/strong><strong>\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u043c\u0435\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044f<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0442\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u0434\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0435\u0431\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0430\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0442\u0430\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0449\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f<\/strong> [I took a look in the mirror; an unshaven mug stared back at me]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"133\"><strong>\u0417\u0435\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>\u0417\u0435\u0432\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\"><strong>\u0427\u0442\u043e \u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u0435\u0442 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u043b\u0438 \u0447\u0438\u0445\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0442\u044c, \u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0448\u043b\u044f\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c \u0438 \u0437\u0435\u0432\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u043e?<\/strong> [What happens if you sneeze, cough, and yawn all at once?]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Even though <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0435\u0444<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0442\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> is not formed from a verb, it does carry the sense of non-recurring action. It is also a transitive verb, so an object this verb acts on will be in the accusative case as in <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0413\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0446\u0438\u044e <\/strong><strong>\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u0443\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0435\u0444<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0442\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/finance.rambler.ru\/news\/trading\/93394699.html\">Greece might be sent into a default<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s something else super-interesting and special about the suffix <strong>\u00ab-<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0443-\u00bb<\/strong>. Every Russian elementary school student knows that \u201cAll Russian words have <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u0435\u043d\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [a root]\u201d. That\u2019s the rule. Of course, <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0435\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0438\u043b <\/strong><strong>\u0431\u0435\u0437 <\/strong><strong>\u0438\u0441\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0439\u00bb<\/strong> [there are no rules without exceptions]. Same here &#8211; in the whole Russian language there is ONE word that doesn\u2019t have a root. It only has a prefix and 2 suffixes. One of these suffixes is <strong>\u00ab-<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0443-\u00bb<\/strong>. Can you name the word?<\/p>\n<p>As for default, I don\u2019t have much else to say, except to post a list of words that just might come in handy come August 2<sup>nd<\/sup>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00ab\u044d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0437\u0438\u0441\u00bb<\/strong> &#8211; economic crisis<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00ab\u043c\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0439 \u0444\u0438\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0441\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0437\u0438\u0441\u00bb<\/strong> &#8211; world financial crisis<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00ab\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044b<\/span>\u0432 \u0434\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u044f\u00bb<\/strong> &#8211; erosion of credibility<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0430\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435 <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0436<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0437\u043d\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> &#8211; drop in the living standards<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e\u0442\u043e\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043a <\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e\u0441\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0433\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> also <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e\u0441\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0433\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> &#8211; government debt ceiling<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u0437\u043a\u043e\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0430\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435\u00bb<\/strong> &#8211; sharp fall, collapse<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0445\u00bb<\/strong> &#8211; crash<\/p>\n<p>As for the dream of a time machine, it looks like the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/%D0%B0%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD\/\">classic<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poetryintranslation.com\/PITBR\/Russian\/Onegin6.htm\">said it<\/a> all:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0427\u0442\u043e \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0433\u0440\u044f\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0449\u0438\u0439 \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u0433\u043e\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u0438\u0442?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> \u0415\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span> \u043c\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u0437\u043e\u0440 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u043d\u043e \u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u0438\u0442,<br \/>\n\u0412 \u0433\u043b\u0443\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043c\u0433\u043b\u0435 \u0442\u0430<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043e\u043d.<br \/>\n\u041d\u0435\u0442 \u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0443<\/span>\u0436\u0434\u044b; \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432 \u0441\u0443\u0434\u044c\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u044b<\/span> \u0437\u0430\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[This day to come, what will it bring?<\/p>\n<p>My eyes in vain seek out the thing<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s veiled in deepest mystery.<\/p>\n<p>No matter: a just fate awaits me.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"182\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2011\/07\/TimeMachine2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>Have you ever wished for a time machine? What would you use \u00ab\u043c\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438\u00bb for if you did have it? 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