basic translation

how would you say:

a week before.
a week after.

thanks in advance for answers:)

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Originally Posted by possopo

how would you say:

a week before.
a week after.

thanks in advance for answers:)

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I need more context. But basicaly "a week before" - "предыдущая/ прошлая неделя" or "на прошлой неделе", "a week after" - "последующая/следующая неделя" or "на следующей неделе".

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Originally Posted by possopo

how would you say:

a week before.
a week after.

thanks in advance for answers:)

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a week before - за неделю до ... / неделей раньше
a week after - через неделю после ... / неделей позже

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Originally Posted by Ramil

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Originally Posted by possopo

how would you say:

a week before.
a week after.

thanks in advance for answers:)

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a week before - за неделю до ... / неделей раньше
a week after - через неделю после ... / неделей позже

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Why is it in the instrumental case? Is that similar to зимой/зимою or am I suffering from some kind of mental illness?

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Originally Posted by basurero

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Originally Posted by Ramil

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Originally Posted by possopo

how would you say:

a week before.
a week after.

thanks in advance for answers:)

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a week before - за неделю до ... / неделей раньше
a week after - через неделю после ... / неделей позже

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Why is it in the instrumental case? Is that similar to зимой/зимою or am I suffering from some kind of mental illness?

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Я вернулся домой неделей раньше срока.
Я уйду неделей позже.

It's just is. I don't know, really. Maybe linguists of this forum can explain.

последним, наверное =)

it looks like the instrumental case is used in many time expressions. even тем временем. So now maybe you can go and collect a list of instrumental time expressions and publish it here. Thank you.

Неделю назад

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Originally Posted by chaika

it looks like the instrumental case is used in many time expressions. even тем временем. So now maybe you can go and collect a list of instrumental time expressions and publish it here. Thank you.

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Вот здесь об этом упоминается:

Пути образования наречий.
"...наречия летом, зимой, днём, вечером представляют собой формы творительного падежа именного склонения, застывшие в результате употребления в качестве обстоятельственного слова при глаголе (приехать летом, ложиться вечером, работать днём) (ср. приехать ранним летом), ... "

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Originally Posted by chaika

it looks like the instrumental case is used in many time expressions. even тем временем. So now maybe you can go and collect a list of instrumental time expressions and publish it here. Thank you.

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As far as I remember my Latin studies (only 2 semesters of the 1st year at the University), it is called "Instrumentalis Temporis".

Can you say:

Я был там сентябрем.
Я это сделал последним месяцем.

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Originally Posted by basurero

Can you say:

Я был там сентябрем.
Я это сделал последним месяцем.

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Нет, можно только:

Я был там в сентябре.
Я это сделал в прошлом месяце.

for more context, i was thinking these sentences alone.

*like a week before, i caught him stealing.

*did you do it on september 15th?
no, the week before (that).

in a novel: the week before, he started learning it.

same thing for after.


all what you say, guys, seem so complicated.

what about:
nedelyu spustia?
what would be the "opposite"?
nedelyu nazad?

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Originally Posted by possopo

*like a week before, i caught him stealing.

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неделю назад / неделей раньше

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Originally Posted by possopo

*did you do it on september 15th?
no, the week before (that).

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за неделю до этого / неделей раньше

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Originally Posted by possopo

in a novel: the week before, he started learning it.

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на прошлой неделе

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Originally Posted by possopo

what about:
nedelyu spustia?
what would be the "opposite"?
nedelyu nazad?

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Неделю спустя (week after) - ok
Yes, неделю назад is opposite.

thanks:)

"Зайдите на следующей неделе" - a popular phrase of our bureaucrats.