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Punctuations in Russian
Punctuations in Russian



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


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