In Russian, does "я пью," for example, mean "I drink" or "I'm drinking?" Do both those phrases mean the same thing in Russian?
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In Russian, does "я пью," for example, mean "I drink" or "I'm drinking?" Do both those phrases mean the same thing in Russian?
Yes, it means the same thing.
I drink - Я пью
I'm drinking - Я пью
В русском языке глаголы употребляются только в "Past Simple", "Present Simple" and "Future Simple".
Я пью - Present Simple
Я пил - Past Simple
Я буду пить - Future Simple
А совершенный\несовершенный вид?Quote:
Originally Posted by i_learn_english
Я пил. Я напился.
Я буду пить. Я напьюсь.
There is no grammatical distinction between Indefinite and Continous in Russian.
Hence, it's я пью in both cases (on principle), but the distinction is usually clear from the context.
In fact, Russian learners of English often don't see why Indefinite and Continious exist at all, because Russian functions properly without complex grammatical tenses.
Спасибо за ответы, все! I'm glad it's as simple as that. :)
Russian can function properly with basically two aspects instead of four (unlike English), but again, those verbs of motion and stuff. =)) In fact, some verbs still make a distinction between simple and continuous aspects, like бегаю/бегу, плаваю/плыву, летаю/лечу, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by alexsms