We learned this verb the other day in class. I asked my instructor if he knew why it's so irregular, and he didn't know. Anyone here have a clue?
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We learned this verb the other day in class. I asked my instructor if he knew why it's so irregular, and he didn't know. Anyone here have a clue?
What do you mean when you say "irregular"?
Grammarians call irregular those verbs which exhibit two different stems in past and non-past conjugations. The 'a' in "расти" must have been a 'о' in the past. It's still here in past forms and derived words like "рост". That's pure speculation though.
Не в чьей власти поправить русский язык. Нам нужно выучить все эти неправильные глаголы. :o
I agree. It is a Sisyphusean task to try to explain historical changes of this kind. Why don't you ask him about хотеть or бежать and watch him squirm!
If you don't mind, I'd re-phrase that as follows:Quote:
Originally Posted by Zubr
Никому не дано исправить русский язык. Придётся заучить все неправильные глаголы.
1. выучить = to learn completely
заучить = to repeat something over and over until you remember (that's what you'd be doing with those cursed verbs) ;)
2. придётся = someone/everyone/we/one would have to
3. поправить = to issue a small fix/correction
исправить = to fix up (completely)
I'd like only say that Zubr's "Нам нужно выучить все эти неправильные глаголы" sounds perfect to me.
Я, конечно, всегда благодарен тем, кто ошибки мои исправляет. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Crocodile
And vice-versa. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Zubr
В смысле, все, кого исправляют ваши ошибки тоже всегда вам благодарны? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lampada
A thousand years of Russian (Old Slavonic) written language :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke Atreides
Мixing of Russian and Old Slavonic spelling.
Old Slavonic Dictionary: http://nhkt.narod.ru/dictslav.htmQuote:
корни рос-//-рост- и -ровн- с буквой о - исконно русские, а корни раст-//-ращ- и -равн- с буквой а заимствованы из старославянского языка