Re: Person, People, Persons
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Originally Posted by MalenkayaKatinka
человек --> человеки
Человеки is considered illiterate can be used only jokingly nowdays (люди-человеки, etc.).
Re: Person, People, Persons
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Originally Posted by MalenkayaKatinka
I was wondering if this is the same in Russian. In English, the plural of person can be people and persons.. 'people' is more commonly used of course. So, in Russian can you do the same?
человек --> люди
человек --> человеки
Although 'человеки' sounds weird to me. :?
There's a word "человечество" which means "humanity", but it's humanity not people.