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Last week, we looked at some colloquial ways of saying you don’t care<\/a> about something. We listed five, but that’s not all! Let us continue the list.<\/p>\n 6. \u0434\u043e \u043b\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0438<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u041b\u0430\u043c\u043f\u0430 is the diminutive of \u043b\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043f\u0430 (lamp) and usually means “light bulb.” [Noun\/pronoun in dative] + \u0434\u043e \u043b\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0438 is yet another synonym of “I don’t care.”<\/p>\n \u042f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0448\u0443\u0301 \u0438\u0445 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0301\u0447\u044c \u043c\u043d\u0435, \u043d\u043e \u0438\u043c \u0432\u0441\u0451 \u0434\u043e \u043b\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0438 (I’m asking them to help me, but they don’t care about anything).<\/em><\/p>\n 7. \u0434\u043e \u0444\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n “\u0414\u043e \u0444\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438” works the same way as “\u0434\u043e \u043b\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0438” in that it is followed by the person in the dative case. According to the Dictionary Of The Language Of Odessa<\/a>, this expression may have originated from the name Fenya, who is rumored to be a woman no one cared about in Odessa. As most words on this list, this is a slang expression that should not be used in formal situations.<\/p>\n \u0415\u043c\u0443\u0301 \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0434\u043e \u0444\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438, \u043b\u0438\u0448\u044c \u0431\u044b \u0431\u0443\u0442\u044b\u0301\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u0441\u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c (He doesn’t care about anything other than returning bottles). [\u0421\u0432\u0435\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0438\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0447. \u0412\u0440\u0435\u043c\u044f second-hand \/\/ \u00ab\u0414\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0431\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0432\u00bb, 2013]<\/p>\n This example comes from the oeuvre of the Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich<\/a>, who has been covered on our blog.<\/p>\n 8. \u0434\u043e \u0444\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0440\u044f\u0301<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u0424\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0301\u0440\u044c is a lantern or a street light. The etymology of this expression is disputed<\/a>, but it is considered a variation of “\u043c\u043d\u0435 \u0434\u043e \u043b\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0438.” Grammatically, it is followed by a noun\/pronoun in the dative case, like many of its synonyms.<\/p>\n \u041f\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0434\u0430, \u0442\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043c\u0443 \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0301\u043a\u0443, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043e\u043d\u0430\u0301, \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u044d\u0442\u0438 \u0431\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0434\u043e \u0444\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0440\u044f\u0301 (Actually, a person like her doesn’t care about these trivial things). [\u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0435\u0439 \u041c\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432. \u041f\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0434\u043e\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430 \u041f\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430 (2013)]\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 9. \u043f\u043e\u0301 \u0444\u0438\u0433\u0443<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Yet another synonym is \u043f\u043e\u0301 \u0444\u0438\u0433\u0443<\/a> + dative. You may also come across this slang word spelled \u043f\u043e\u0301\u0444\u0438\u0433 or \u043f\u043e\u0301\u0444\u0438\u0433\u0443. \u0424\u0438\u0301\u0433\u0430 is the Russian for “fig (tree).” \u0424\u0438\u0433\u0430 is also the non-offensive gesture<\/a> meaning “You’re not getting anything.”<\/p>\n \u2015 \u041c\u043d\u0435 \u0442\u043e\u0301\u0436\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0301\u043d\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u0431\u044b\u0301\u043b\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0448\u043d\u043e. \u0410 \u0441\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0301\u0441 \u2015 \u043f\u043e\u0301 \u0444\u0438\u0433\u0443. (I used to be scared, too, but now I don’t care.) [\u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0435\u0439 \u0420\u044b\u0431\u0438\u043d. \u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u044f\u044f \u0438\u0433\u0440\u0430 (2000)]<\/em><\/p>\n 10. \u0447\u0438\u0445\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u0427\u0438\u0445\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c is literally “to sneeze.” This word is followed by the person in the dative case + \u043d\u0430 +\u00a0the thing they don’t care about in the accusative case.<\/p>\n \u0418\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e \u043b\u0438 \u0432\u0430\u043c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043b\u044e\u0301\u0434\u0438, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0440\u044b\u0435 \u0432\u043e\u0441\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0301\u044e\u0442 \u0448\u0443\u0301\u0442\u043a\u0438 \u0441\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0448\u043a\u043e\u043c \u0441\u0435\u0440\u044c\u0435\u0301\u0437\u043d\u043e? \u2015 […]\u00a0\u041d\u043e \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u0447\u0438\u0445\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u044d\u0301\u0442\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0435\u0440\u044c\u0435\u0301\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0445, \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435! (Do you know there are people who take jokes too seriously? \u2015 I’m sorry, but I don’t care about these serious people! [\u042e\u0440\u0438\u0439 \u0411\u043e\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0432. \u0413\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0447\u0438\u0439 \u0441\u043d\u0435\u0433 (1969)]<\/em><\/p>\n Are you familiar with any of the expressions above? Have you heard anyone use them?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last week, we looked at some colloquial ways of saying you don’t care about something. We listed five, but that’s not all! Let us continue the list. 6. \u0434\u043e \u043b\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0438 \u041b\u0430\u043c\u043f\u0430 is the diminutive of \u043b\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043f\u0430 (lamp) and usually means “light bulb.” [Noun\/pronoun in dative] + \u0434\u043e \u043b\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0438 is yet another synonym of “I…<\/p>\n