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I want to say the below in my auto-signature, but I just can't work out how to say it in a grammatically correct way...;
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"Help people who study Russian, by pronouncing words and sentences in Russian at [site 1] and [site 2]".
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Помогите изучающим русский язык, наговаривая слова и предложения на сайтах ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanna
Thanks! :rose: I have updated my auto-signature with your translation!
I've signed up to Rhinospoke and sometimes I listen to English speakers. But I cannot speak myself, I have awful diction. Sorry. :pardon:Quote:
Помогите изучающим русский язык, наговаривая слова и предложения на сайтах Rhinospike и Forvo.
But what is going on with "изучающим"?? I can't even find it in a conjugation table... http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B8...B0%D1%82%D1%8C
I started writing "Помогите люди которые изучают....." :upset:
Then I realised I was probably doing a rather bad direct translation and I got confused about how to say "Russian language" after that sentence anyway... and gave up...
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люди, которые изучают = люди, изучающие or just изучающие, it's a participle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanna
Изучающий (nom. sing.) - изучающим (dat. pl.) is a participle derived from verb изучать (to study). In Rusian a participle can play the role of a noun and even can become a subject. In my example "изучающим" stands for "людям, изучающим" but it would be redundant information (because who, except humans, can learn the language? :) ) It's not incorrect, but slightly err... overweight, I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanna
On the other side such constructions (when a participle takes place of a noun) often seem a little too formal. That's the question of balance, IMO.
It's here изучать The present participle is lower down, Причастие настоящего времени, and there are several table with.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanna