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Question for Russian Linguists of the Forum
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gimelnus
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 posted 8/3/2007 5:34:00 PM
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Here's a question for the great Russian linguists of this forum. What are the exact rules as to when to use есть and when to leave it out. Examples:
1. У меня есть машина. - positive
2. У меня нет машиней (unsure of ending for машина) - negative
3. У его три дети - positive, but dealing with humans
4. y его нет детей - negative
5. У них есть врема (use eсть here or not?) - positive
5. У них нет времени (ending?) - negative
6. У них только нимнога времени - limited...?
These are the observations I have made. Can anyone tell me some specific rules to follow when considering the usage of this word. As far as I can tell, you never use it in a negative construction, but there are times you also don't use it for a positive formation.
Thanks!
[Message edited by Sheriff on 8/3/2007 6:27:18 PM]
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brad62
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posted 8/4/2007 12:49:52 AM
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You forgot to use. On hochet est'
The verb. To want, is expressed by the saying " hotet'
This is a example of impersonal verb form and adverb forms with dative.
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Fieg
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posted 8/29/2007 9:00:13 PM
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Let's see:
verb есть is used in that case when you are free to have or not to have thing, for example У меня есть машина You can have a car or you can have no car. Or У нее есть дети - she might have children or she might have no children, it's up to her.
In sentences like У меня зеленые глаза you always MUST have eyes so u don't use verb есть.
In sentence like У нее трое детей verb есть is not used cos there is definition ТРОЕ детей. So we have already fact she has children and its additional info about THREE.
У нее зеленая машина verb есть isnot used cos there is defenition зеленая.
Hope u understand my poor english. In case u have any other questions about russian language u can contact me passiokateb@yandex.ru I have degree in teaching Russian to foreigners
1. У меня есть машина. - positive
2. У меня нет машиней (unsure of ending for машина) - negative
3. У его три дети - positive, but dealing with humans
4. y его нет детей - negative
5. У них есть врема (use eсть here or not?) - positive
5. У них нет времени (ending?) - negative
6. У них только нимнога времени - limited...?
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brad62
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posted 8/31/2007 4:57:14 AM
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Is this a quiz? I'm up for the challenge.
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