Thread: Practice sentences

Do not translate word for word. If you want, try these sentences:

I have a dog
The dog is tired
The boy is at school
The girl is at home

у меня есть собака

у собаке есть устость

малчик в школу

девочка в дом


except for the second one, i am fairly confident about these....

Good There are a few mistakes though. First I will start from your answers:
у меня есть собака- this is correct

у собаке есть устость- say "собака устала". This sentence your wrote doesn't make sense

малчик в школу- almost right, but it's "в школе". If he was GOING to school..."мальчик идёт в школу"

девочка в дом- Девочка ДОМА

These were very good. I apologise if I am not helping and only confusing you more.

No, its helping quite a bit actually. The problem i find i am having is that in ancient greek the dative preforms the same functions as russian prepositional and instrumental, so sometimes i think i get my wires crossed.


'у собаке есть устость- say "собака устала". This sentence your wrote doesn't make sense'


I know, I think i was trying to be as bit to clever for myself there

Originally Posted by Androvsky

No, its helping quite a bit actually. The problem i find i am having is that in ancient greek the dative preforms the same functions as russian prepositional and instrumental, so sometimes i think i get my wires crossed.

You'd better remember Latin Accusativus (-> Rus. Acc.) and Locativus (-> Russ. Prep).

Originally Posted by Propp

Originally Posted by Androvsky

No, its helping quite a bit actually. The problem i find i am having is that in ancient greek the dative preforms the same functions as russian prepositional and instrumental, so sometimes i think i get my wires crossed.

You'd better remember Latin Accusativus (-> Rus. Acc.) and Locativus (-> Russ. Prep).

I shall certainly try, but I have never done Latin :P