{"id":9650,"date":"2016-12-22T07:36:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T07:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=9650"},"modified":"2016-12-22T00:02:41","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T00:02:41","slug":"%d0%b4%d1%80%d1%83%d0%b7%d1%8c%d1%8f-%d1%82%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%89%d0%b8-degrees-of-friendship-in-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/%d0%b4%d1%80%d1%83%d0%b7%d1%8c%d1%8f-%d1%82%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%89%d0%b8-degrees-of-friendship-in-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0414\u0440\u0443\u0437\u044c\u044f-\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0449\u0438: Degrees of Friendship in Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"two

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

There are several words for talking about your social circle in Russian. Are all friends created equal? Not so in Russian. There may be some overlap between different words referring to friendship, but let’s concentrate on what’s specific to each of them.<\/p>\n

\u0414\u0440\u0443\u0433<\/h1>\n

The notion of a friend (\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433) is more restrictive in Russian than the corresponding notion in English. For instance, you would not introduce a person you just met a few days ago to a third person as your \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433. It does not mean you are keeping your distance or dislike the person. It’s just that friendship (\u0434\u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0436\u0431\u0430) in Russian presupposes an extensive shared experience and a deep connection to each other, not just casual meetings in social circumstances and mutual affinity.<\/p>\n

\u041e\u043d\u0430\u0301 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u0434\u0430\u0301 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0438\u0442 \u043e\u0301\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0432\u044b\u0441\u043e\u0301\u043a\u0443\u044e \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0301\u043d\u043a\u0443 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0438, \u043f\u043e\u044d\u0301\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0443 \u043d\u0435\u0451 \u043c\u0430\u0301\u043b\u043e \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0437\u0435\u0301\u0439 (She always sets the bar very high in her social life, so she has few friends)<\/span>. [\u0421\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0421\u043f\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430. \u041d\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0451 (2002)]<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The forms of this word are somewhat non-obvious:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nmasculine<\/td>\nfeminine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
singular<\/td>\n\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433<\/td>\n\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0433\u0430<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
plural<\/td>\n\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0437\u044c\u044f<\/span><\/td>\n\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0433\u0438<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

“To become friends with someone” is \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0441 + dative.<\/p>\n

\u041f\u0440\u0438\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c<\/h1>\n

\u041f\u0440\u0438\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c refers to a casual friend that you enjoy spending time with but probably don’t know too closely and wouldn’t burden with personal problems. \u041f\u0440\u0438\u044f\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c is related to \u043f\u0440\u0438\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u043d\u043e (pleasant). The feminine form is \u043f\u0440\u0438\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430.<\/p>\n

\u0421\u043e\u0301\u0431\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e, \u041a\u043e\u0301\u0441\u0442\u044f \u0431\u044b\u043b \u0432\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0301 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433, \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0301\u0435 \u2015 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u044f\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438 (Actually, Kostya was my only friend; the rest were buddies).\u00a0[\u0418. \u0413\u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430. \u0424\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043d (1984)]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Man

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

\u0417\u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u044b\u0439<\/h1>\n

\u0417\u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u044b\u0439 comes from \u0437\u043d\u0430\u0442\u044c (to know) and is roughly equivalent to an acquaintance. In other words, this is a person you’ve met, but you may or may not see them regularly or have any meaningful interactions with them. The feminine form is \u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u0430\u044f.<\/p>\n

\u041e\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0301\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0443 \u043d\u0438\u0445, \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0301\u043c \u043e\u0301\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0437\u043e\u043c, \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0301\u0431\u0449\u0438\u0435 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043c\u044b\u0435\u00a0(So it turned out they knew people in common). [\u042e. \u041e. \u0414\u043e\u043c\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439. \u0420\u0443\u0447\u043a\u0430, \u043d\u043e\u0436\u043a\u0430, \u043e\u0433\u0443\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0438\u043a (1977)]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To be fair, this word can sometimes be pretty similar to \u043f\u0440\u0438\u044f\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c in terms of how close you are to a person.<\/p>\n

\u0422\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u0449<\/h1>\n

\u0422\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u0449 may evoke associations with the Soviet Union for many people since it was used as a catch-all salutation<\/a> (“comrade”). However, this is not the only and not the oldest sense of this word. \u0422\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u0449 really refers to a peer with whom you engaged in some sort of shared activity. For example, you can say “\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u0449 \u043f\u043e \u0443\u043d\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0442\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0443” to say “classmate, someone you studied with.”<\/p>\n

\u0422\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u0449 uses the same form for males and females.<\/p>\n

\u042f \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0435\u0301\u043b \u043a \u043d\u0438\u043c, \u0438 \u043c\u044b \u0441 \u042e\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0439, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0432\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f, \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u0434\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0438 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0438\u0449\u0435\u0439 (I joined them at the table, and, naturally, Yura and I reminisced about our childhood and schoolmates). [\u0424\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043b\u044c \u0418\u0441\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0435\u0440. \u041c\u043e\u0439 \u043a\u0443\u043c\u0438\u0440 (1965-1990)]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This term is becoming less common nowadays and is sometimes used ironically, perhaps due to its political “baggage.”<\/p>\n

What other friendship terms can you think of? How did you hear your Russian-speaking friends refer to their friends?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Man

There are several words for talking about your social circle in Russian. Are all friends created equal? Not so in Russian. There may be some overlap between different words referring to friendship, but let’s concentrate on what’s specific to each of them. \u0414\u0440\u0443\u0433 The notion of a friend (\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433) is more restrictive in Russian than…<\/p>\n

Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":9663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7418,253079,2528],"class_list":["post-9650","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-friendship","tag-russian-vocabulary","tag-socializing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9650"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9665,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9650\/revisions\/9665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}