Thread: Hi, why is Russian unique from other languages??

Hi, would you give me some facts that makes Russian an unique language compared with others (such as english) and how does that uniqueness relate to the general russian way of living, culture, and perhaps religion?
-just curious

-thanks aLOT

All I have to contribute is that it's the most difficult language I have ever tried to learn!!!
-Fantom

I agree to that.

I believe Russian is the only language that has a past tense that declines like an adjective.

Russian has the easiest past tense in the whole world. I'm absolutely positive.
On the root of the word just add endings:
1.-л 1.
2.-ла 2.-ли
3.-ло 3.

Originally Posted by Darobat

I believe Russian is the only language that has a past tense that declines like an adjective.

If Russian does something, the chances are that the other slavic languages will do it too.

E.g. the past tense in Ukrainian and Belarussian is formed in pretty much the same way.

i think darobat is refering to participles - набранный номер

Russian is the most spoken of all slavic languages, and therefore, for a foreigner, should be the first slavic language to learn, unless you have a specific reason to chose another (wife for example).

Originally Posted by Vlacko

Russian has the easiest past tense in the whole world. I'm absolutely positive.
On the root of the word just add endings:
1.-л 1.
2.-ла 2.-ли
3.-ло 3.

I tend to dissagree about this. English has the easiest past tense in the whole world. In English, there are NO endings for past tense.

I spoke
You spoke
he/she/it spoke

We spoke
You spoke
they spoke

kwatts59, easiest past tense, and a big number of irregular verbs

Originally Posted by kwatts59

I tend to dissagree about this. English has the easiest past tense in the whole world. In English, there are NO endings for past tense.

I spoke
You spoke
he/she/it spoke

We spoke
You spoke
they spoke

Kwatts, to speak is an irregular verb in english. The normal past tense ending in English is -ed.

I walked
You walked
He/she/it walked
We walked
You walked
They walked.

Originally Posted by pranki

kwatts59, easiest past tense, and a big number of irregular verbs

It's not that difficult. Try to memorize all Russian spelling changes in different verb forms supposing you are not a native. It will be horrible.

Originally Posted by pranki

kwatts59, easiest past tense, and a big number of irregular verbs

I absolutely agree with Pranki!
And yes, ending for past tense in English is -ed.

Russian is really unique for me personally. Just because that is the only language I know perfectly.

Originally Posted by startwindow3

Hi, would you give me some facts that makes Russian an unique language compared with others (such as english) and how does that uniqueness relate to the general russian way of living, culture, and perhaps religion?
-just curious

-thanks aLOT

FYI, Russian and English are both Indo-European languages which makes them similar rather than different. But on the culture/way of living side Russian is, no doubt, a weird language and so are its native speakers. OK, happy now?

With English past tense...
Does shifted sound weird to anybody else?

Originally Posted by Vlacko

Originally Posted by pranki

I absolutely agree with Pranki!
And yes, ending for past tense in English is -ed.

Sometimes it's just -t.

Or maybe I dreamt it (as I slept).

Originally Posted by scotcher

Sometimes it's just -t.

Or maybe I dreamt it (as I slept).

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Originally Posted by scotcher

Originally Posted by Vlacko

Originally Posted by pranki

I absolutely agree with Pranki!
And yes, ending for past tense in English is -ed.

Sometimes it's just -t.

Or maybe I dreamt it (as I slept).

We learned them as irregular.

Originally Posted by Lt. Columbo

i think darobat is refering to participles - набранный номер

Well if he was he was very wrong, because most European languages have participles.

Also English past tense is easy TO FORM, but not to use.

I have played
I played
I have been playing
I was playing