What's the most appropriate Russian verb (impf. and pf. if possible) for attend as in I must attend a funeral? Which case and/or preposition follows it?
Thank you.
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What's the most appropriate Russian verb (impf. and pf. if possible) for attend as in I must attend a funeral? Which case and/or preposition follows it?
Thank you.
probably присутствовать
http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=phr&s ... &l1=2&l2=1
That's an imperfective, right? Does it have a perf. counterpart? Also, is it simply the accusative case after it?
Присутствовать на похоронах. "На" + PrepositionalQuote:
Originally Posted by Ryan91
Only the imperfective form is used in proper Russian. "Поприсутствовать" is considered by many colloquial to the point of vulgarity.
That all makes sense. :) Thank you very much.
Probably just быть will do.
Мне надо быть на похоронах.
На моих похронах
Музыка играла, нах!
:mrgreen: