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My favorite feature of Russian that has no analogue in English is the variety of prefixes that can, for example, add direction to a verb: приехал переехал подех
by yboris 6y ago
My favorite feature of Russian that has no analogue in English is the variety of prefixes that can, for example, add direction to a verb: приехал переехал подехал (prefix before the word "drive" makes it "arrive", "drive over", "just arrived").
The beauty is that these prefixes, being universal, can be added to just about any word adding a flavor you may not have even experienced. Using the same prefixes before a vulgar word makes Russian, perhaps, the most versatile language for cursing.
- bausano_michael 6y agoWe've got that in Czech too, it's a nice feature of Slavic languages.
- 082349872349872 6y agofan-effing-tastic!
- lxe 6y ago> has no analogue in English English uses prepositions instead to modify meaning, as you described. приехал literal "drove in" переехал "drove over" подъехал "drove up" > can be added to just about any word adding a flavor you may not have even experienced That's definitely true. this makes translating from russian lose quite a lot of color.