Russian Language Q&A

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The Future tense of хотеть

My “Barron’s 501 Russian Verbs” states that the verb хотеь is not used in the future tense of the imperfective aspect. When I feed...

Жизнь в нас самих, English translation

in connection with Hanna's question of Mar 12, how would you translate "жизнь в нас самих" into English?...

English translation of Серёга

Does Cepera mean Sergiy in English?...

Adjectives in Neuter Singular

When using numbers is it possible to use short from adjectives in the neuter singular? I think I heard the following in a news report,...

Russian Translation of "Life Everywhere is Life"

I would like to know the translation of the phrase “Life everywhere is life” in Russian. I was reading Dostoeveky’s letters but they are in...

Russian Arithmetic Words

Could you tell me the words for basic arithmetic -- plus, minus, positive, negative, add, subtract, multiply, divide? I'm getting slightly different results depending on where...

Russian Words Borrowed in English

Please tell me which Russian words may soon be borrowed in English....

Translations of "February" by Pasternak

I have seen English translations of Pasternak's poem "February" but I have been unable to find the original Russian version on the Internet. Could...

Difference between "куда-то" and "куда-нибудь"

Hi, I’d like to know what’s the difference between Куда-то vs куда-нибудь ? Could it be ok to ask : Вы едете Куда-то на новогодние праздник? Thanks, Silvia ...

What are the 11 types of verb conjugation in Russian?

What are the 11 types of verb conjugation in Russian and how do you know which on applies to which specific verb?...