{"id":9349,"date":"2016-08-15T07:41:54","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T07:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=9349"},"modified":"2016-08-15T16:12:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T16:12:52","slug":"expressions-with-%d1%81%d0%b5%d0%b1%d1%8f-in-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/expressions-with-%d1%81%d0%b5%d0%b1%d1%8f-in-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressions with \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f in Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may remember the word \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f<\/span>, oneself. Apart from its independent usage, forms of this word are also used in several handy expressions.<\/p>\n

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Image from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

\u0421\u0435\u0431\u044f Overview<\/h2>\n

\u0421\u0435\u0431\u0435 is a reflexive pronoun pointing back to the\u00a0subject of the sentence. The primary meaning of \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f is “myself, yourself,” etc., depending on the subject.<\/p>\n

\u041e\u043d \u043d\u0435 \u0443\u0437\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u043b \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f<\/span> \u0432 \u0437\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u0430\u043b\u0435 (He didn’t recognize himself in the mirror).<\/em><\/p>\n

Since the subject will always be expressed by a pronoun or noun other than \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f, the latter does not have a nominative case form.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
nom.<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
gen.<\/td>\n\u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dat.<\/td>\n\u0441\u0435\u0431\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
acc.<\/td>\n\u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
instr.<\/td>\n\u0441\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0439<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
prep.<\/td>\n\u0441\u0435\u0431\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

On top of literal usage, forms of \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f appear in several set expressions, some of which we will look at below.<\/p>\n

\u041d\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f<\/span>\/\u043e\u0442 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f<\/span><\/h2>\n

Possibly the most common situation you will see “\u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f” in a Russian-language environment is opening doors. \u041d\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f and \u043e\u0442 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f are the equivalents of “pull” and “push” signs, respectively. You are literally telling a person to move the door towards or away from\u00a0themselves. You may also see “\u043a \u0441\u0435\u0431\u0435<\/span>” for “pull,” although it is less common.<\/p>\n

Coincidentally, “to work independently, to be your own boss” is “\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f<\/span>.”<\/p>\n

\u042f \u043f\u043e\u0442\u044f\u043d\u0443<\/span>\u043b\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u0441\u043e<\/span>\u043a\u0443\u044e \u0442\u044f\u0436\u0451\u043b\u0443\u044e \u0434\u0432\u0435\u0440\u044c \u0441 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c\u044e: “\u041a \u0441\u0435\u0431\u0435<\/span>” (I pulled a tall heavy door with a vertical sign saying “Pull”). [\u0418. \u0413\u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430. \u0414\u0430\u043c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043c\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440 (1963)]\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"woman

Image from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

This phrase may be confusing — if “\u043f\u0440\u043e” is “about,” does “\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f<\/span>” mean “to read about oneself”? In fact, “\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f” refers to reading silently. The first interpretation of this phrase is also possible, but to make reading about yourself unambiguous, I would use “\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e \u0441\u0435\u0431\u0435<\/span>.”<\/p>\n

\u041e\u043d \u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u043b \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f<\/span>, \u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0442\u0435<\/span>\u043c \u0432\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0445, \u043d\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0451 (He read silently, then aloud, but not everything). [\u0410. \u0421. \u0413\u0440\u0438\u043d. \u0414\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0430 \u043d\u0438\u043a\u0443\u0434\u0430 (1929)]\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u041f\u043e\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0439<\/h2>\n

\u041f\u043e\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c is a fairly rare verb\u00a0meaning “to finish once and for all.” \u041f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0439 is one of the ways of saying “to kill yourself.” Synonyms include “\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u044c \u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0443\u0431\u0438<\/span>\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u043c.”<\/p>\n

\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u0432 \u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0435 \u043e \u0441\u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0442\u0438 \u0411\u0440\u044e<\/span>\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430, \u044f \u0434\u0443<\/span>\u043c\u0430\u043b, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043e\u043d \u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u0447\u0438\u043b \u0441 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0439 (Upon reading the news about Bryusov<\/a>‘s death, I thought he had killed himself). [\u0412. \u0424. \u0425\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0441\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0447. \u0411\u0440\u044e\u0441\u043e\u0432 (1924)]<\/em><\/p>\n

\u041f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f<\/span><\/h2>\n

“\u0421\u0442\u043e\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u044c,” as you may know, means “stand.” The expression “\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f,” therefore, aligns pretty closely with the English “stand up for yourself.”<\/p>\n

\u042d<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u0442 \u043c\u044f<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u043a \u0443\u043c\u0435<\/span>\u043b \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f<\/span> (This delicate person knew how to stand up for himself). [\u0421\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0435\u0439 \u041a\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0438\u043d. \u041a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0446\u043e \/\/ \u00ab\u0417\u0432\u0435\u0437\u0434\u0430\u00bb, 2002]<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0421\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0439<\/h2>\n
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Image from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

“\u0421\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c” can mean “to control, track, monitor, or surveil.” So does the whole expression mean “to spy on yourself”? That would be quite funny, but, surprisingly, “\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0439” is closer to “take care of oneself,” “look after oneself.” This usually refers to looks, grooming, health, and physique as opposed to mental well-being.<\/p>\n

\u041e\u043d \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u0434\u0430<\/span> \u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u043b \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0439, \u0434\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u0430 \u0431\u044b\u043b \u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u043e \u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0431\u0440\u0438\u0442, \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u0443\u0442, \u043b\u044e\u0431\u0438<\/span>\u043b \u0430\u043a\u043a\u0443\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0432\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0451\u043c (He always took good care of himself, was clean-shaven and neatly dressed at home, and appreciated tidiness in everything). [\u041b. \u0418. \u0411\u0440\u0435\u0436\u043d\u0435\u0432. \u0416\u0438\u0437\u043d\u044c \u043f\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0433\u0443\u0434\u043a\u0443 (1980)]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"woman

You may remember the word \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f, oneself. Apart from its independent usage, forms of this word are also used in several handy expressions. \u0421\u0435\u0431\u044f Overview \u0421\u0435\u0431\u0435 is a reflexive pronoun pointing back to the\u00a0subject of the sentence. The primary meaning of \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f is “myself, yourself,” etc., depending on the subject. \u041e\u043d \u043d\u0435 \u0443\u0437\u043d\u0430\u043b \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f \u0432…<\/p>\n

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