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Hi Russian learners, | |||
In today's lesson you will learn about the punctuation in Russian. | |||
Russian punctuation has some important particularities. | |||
Here are the main ones: | |||
==Comma== | |||
It should be used to separate the main proposition from the subordinate: | |||
*I do not understand what you are talking about. = Я не понимаю, о чём вы говорите. | |||
On the other hand, we do not put it after a circumstantial complement, if it is placed at the beginning of the sentence: | |||
*Last year, we went to Russia. = В прошлом году мы ездили в Россию. | |||
==Dash== | |||
It replaces the verb to be in the present between two nouns. | |||
*Sonia is Vania's sister. Соня — сестра Вани | |||
However, we don't put it between a pronoun and a noun, or a noun and an adjective | |||
*He's an engineer. = Он инженер. | |||
*Katia is beautiful = Катя красивая | |||
==Sources== | |||
http://russe.inalco.chez.com/L0GRAM/GRAM_LO/ponctuation.htm | |||
Revision as of 20:58, 15 December 2019
Hi Russian learners,
In today's lesson you will learn about the punctuation in Russian.
Russian punctuation has some important particularities.
Here are the main ones:
Comma
It should be used to separate the main proposition from the subordinate:
- I do not understand what you are talking about. = Я не понимаю, о чём вы говорите.
On the other hand, we do not put it after a circumstantial complement, if it is placed at the beginning of the sentence:
- Last year, we went to Russia. = В прошлом году мы ездили в Россию.
Dash
It replaces the verb to be in the present between two nouns.
- Sonia is Vania's sister. Соня — сестра Вани
However, we don't put it between a pronoun and a noun, or a noun and an adjective
- He's an engineer. = Он инженер.
- Katia is beautiful = Катя красивая