Мы знаем свекровь

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May 22nd, 2011, 03:41 AM
tohca

Мы знаем свекровь

Мы знаем свекровь.
Does it mean "We know your mil" or does it mean "We know your mil" or "We know a mil"? Is this a proper / usual sentence?
May 22nd, 2011, 05:30 AM
Marcus

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Originally Posted by tohca

Мы знаем свекровь.
Does it mean "We know your mil" or does it mean "We know your mil" or "We know a mil"? Is this a proper / usual sentence?

It depends on the context.
May 22nd, 2011, 05:50 AM
Basil77

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Originally Posted by tohca

Мы знаем свекровь.

This sentence sounds complete nonsence to me. "Мы" is a collective pronoun and how it can be applied to свекровь (wich means a husband's mother) I dunno. May be this phrase can be said by a harem though.:bigsmile:
May 22nd, 2011, 07:29 AM
tohca

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Originally Posted by Basil77

This sentence sounds complete nonsence to me. "Мы" is a collective pronoun and how it can be applied to свекровь (wich means a husband's mother) I dunno. May be this phrase can be said by a harem though.:bigsmile:

:D Actually I got this sentence from Schuamm's Outline series on Russian Grammar but was not sure of the meaning as the sentence appears ambiguous to me.
May 23rd, 2011, 03:03 PM
John_Douglas

Or two women married to brothers, and therefore sharing the same mother in law.
May 29th, 2011, 08:29 AM
oldboy

Quote:

Originally Posted by tohca

Мы знаем свекровь.
Does it mean "We know your mil" or does it mean "We know your mil" or "We know a mil"?

We know a mil.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tohca

Is this a proper / usual sentence?

No. In this sentence, it is not clear who they talk about. I don't can even imagine a situation where this phrase would be suitable.

- Мы знаем твою свекровь. (OK!)
- Сочувствую вам. / I sympathize with you.

- Мы знаем свекровь. (Bad!)
- Чью свекровь? / Whose mil is she?