Thread: Inhabitants

В Нижнем Новгороде живут(проживают) 1,8 миллиона жителя.

1,8 = один целых восемь десятых...



another example, would be:
В СПб живут 4,5 (четыре с половиной) миллионов жителей

but is it allowed to built such a sentence???

1,8 = один целых восемь десятых...

I'm not sure it is correct. I'd say "одна целая, восемь десятых миллиона"

В СПб живут 4,5 (четыре с половиной) миллионов жителей
but is it allowed to built such a sentence???

It will be correct if you change "миллионов" to "миллиона" (and, of course, живут => живет). But it is better to say here "проживает" instead of "живет". So, I'd say:
В СПб проживает 4,5 (четыре с половиной) миллиона жителей

Originally Posted by pranki

1,8 = один целых восемь десятых...

I'm not sure it is correct. I'd say "одна целая, восемь десятых миллиона"

[quote:3e4or5qs]В СПб живут 4,5 (четыре с половиной) миллионов жителей
but is it allowed to built such a sentence???

It will be correct if you change "миллионов" to "миллиона" (and, of course, живут => живет). But it is better to say here "проживает" instead of "живет". So, I'd say:
В СПб проживает 4,5 (четыре с половиной) миллиона жителей[/quote:3e4or5qs]

in my book it says that the figures 1 and 2 have to be equal to the gender....

if the noun is masculine, so it will be целый....etc

and in case of figures like 0,5 / 0,25 ... it is recommended to use the genitive plural...

два с половиной процентов

the problem is that I'm not sure whether to use them if I want to say the same about the number of inhabitants....like 4,5 millions or 1,8

Originally Posted by krobatshov

in my book it says that the figures 1 and 2 have to be equal to the gender....

if the noun is masculine, so it will be целый....etc

and in case of figures like 0,5 / 0,25 ... it is recommended to use the genitive plural...

два с половиной процентов

Hm... I don't know... But I am totally sure that the last phrase is incorrect. It must be "два с половиной процента", believe me

As for целый/целая, I have never heard or read "один целый", but always "одна целая". The same with 2, "две целых" instead of "два целых".

Originally Posted by pranki

Originally Posted by krobatshov

in my book it says that the figures 1 and 2 have to be equal to the gender....

if the noun is masculine, so it will be целый....etc

and in case of figures like 0,5 / 0,25 ... it is recommended to use the genitive plural...

два с половиной процентов

Hm... I don't know... But I am totally sure that the last phrase is incorrect. It must be "два с половиной процента", believe me

As for целый/целая, I have never heard or read "один целый", but always "одна целая". The same with 2, "две целых" instead of "два целых".

I'm shocked...my book is wrong...it was written by my teacher

are there any sources on the net how to build commas in Russian??
my book seems to be wrong

Originally Posted by krobatshov

Originally Posted by pranki

Originally Posted by krobatshov

in my book it says that the figures 1 and 2 have to be equal to the gender....
if the noun is masculine, so it will be целый....etc
and in case of figures like 0,5 / 0,25 ... it is recommended to use the genitive plural...
два с половиной процентов

Hm... I don't know... But I am totally sure that the last phrase is incorrect. It must be "два с половиной процента", believe me

As for целый/целая, I have never heard or read "один целый", but always "одна целая". The same with 2, "две целых" instead of "два целых".

I'm shocked...my book is wrong...it was written by my teacher

Originally Posted by krobatshov

are there any sources on the net how to build commas in Russian??
my book seems to be wrong

http://www.spelling.spb.ru/rosenthal/alpha/r164.htm
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