Russian prefixes
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Did you know that a prefix can change completely the meaning of a verb? Some verbs have many prefixes. Let us take the verb "думать": Придумывать-придумать: Invent, make up. Задумывать-задумать: Plan. Передумывать-передумать: Change...
Spelling of the Prefix "без-бес"
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Did you know that the Russian prefix без (бес) is used with the consonant з before vowels and voiced consonants (б, в, г, д, ж, з, л, м, н, р), and...
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Did you know that some Russian prefixes have many meanings? For example, the prefix пере has 3 main meanings: Too much: переварить (overcook), пережарить (overfry). Again: перечитать (read again), пересмотреть (watch...
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Did you know that the Russian prefix при has two main meanings? Addition, closeness Прибавлять-прибавить: to add Пристёгивать-пристегнуть: to fasten Приделывать-приделать: to attach 2. Doing something not till the end, for a short time Приостанавливать-приостановить:...
Meanings of the Russian Prefix раз
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Did you know that the Russian prefix раз has 5 main meanings? asunder, apart. Разрывать-разорвать: to tear dis-, di-, un-. Расходиться-разойтись: to go apart, to disagree enlarged action. Разрабатывать-разработать: to develop,...
Russian Verbs of Motion with the Prefix про
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Did you know that the prefix про, used with Russian verbs of motion can have 2 main meanings? The first one is "to go through" and the second one is...
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Did you know that the Russian prefix пред means "an action which precedes another action"? For example, Предсказать: to predict Предвидеть: to foresee Предугадать: to foretell Предупреждать-предупредить: to warn ...
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Did you know that the Russian prefix про can also mean an erroneous action? For example, Я проехал свою остановку. I missed my stop. Я прослушал объяснение преподавателя. I missed the teacher's explanation....
Meanings of the Prefix под with Verbs
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Did you know that the Russian prefix под has many different meanings used with verbs? In an upward direction: Ты подбросила мяч: You threw up a ball. Adding something: Катя подлила...
Meanings of the Russian Prefix от
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Did you know that the Russian prefix от- can have many different meanings? The first meaning is the meaning of separation (отбежать , to run off or отпилить, to saw off),...
Meanings of the Russian Prefix до
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Did you know that the Russian prefix до has several meanings: "up to", "until", "addition", "till the end"? For example, Дайте мне добавку. Please, give me additional helping. Это было в довоенные времена. ...
