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I've been playing with prepositions, making sure I have my to-from-at distinctions straight. Do these sentences look alright?
Машина заехала за магазин.
Я парковал машину за магазином.
Из-за магазина выехала грязная машина.
Машина заехала за угол.
Я парковал машину за углом.
Из-за угла выехала грязная машина.
Yes, they all look alright. But I guess you meant "припарковал".Quote:
Originally Posted by doninphxaz
Я парковал машину - I was parking
Я припарковал машину - I [have] parked
How about these?
Кошка забежала под диван.
Кошка скрывается под диваном.
Я вытащил кошку из-под дивана.
Всё хорошо, но лучше Кошка залезла под диван.Quote:
Originally Posted by doninphxaz
И "Кошка прячется под диваном."Quote:
Originally Posted by Lampada
Скрываются шпионы. :mrgreen:
Совершенно согласна. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Оля
As similiar as those sentences look, there would be a difference in the point of view they convey.Quote:
Кошка скрывается под диваном. != Кошка прячется под диваном.
The first sentence means that you as a person is looking for a cat. You don't know where the cat is. Assume that cat is doing nothing. So the sofa is a barrier between you and the cat. To find a cat you need to look under the sofa. So the first sentence could be an answer to the question "Where is the cat?"
The second sentence means that the cat is doing some effort in actively hiding from you. It knows that you're out there so it would find its place under the sofa as a reliable refuge.
Now, the reason the spies are not hiding (прячутся) is not because they don't :) but because it's impolite to the spies which are respectful persons. However, when being applied to unlawful persons such as thieves both usages are correct depending on how formal you are:
Вор прячется от закона.
Вор скрывается от закона.
Если мы вернёмся к нашей кошке, то в обыденной жизни мы всё таки скажем просто: "Она прячется от вас под диваном или под кроватью". :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Crocodile
I completely agree! I guess, it's because the cats are popular to look for and they know it. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lampada